Five days later, Guo Song arrived in Luchuan County again.

Luchuan County has completely returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Guo Song did not enter the county seat, but directly took the carriage to the Yangtze River wharf.

The carriage was rented in Jianzhou, and the weather was still too cold, Guo Song was worried that Xue Tao would get sick sooner or later, so he rented a carriage in Yang'an County.

"Uncle, I want to rent a passenger ship to Xiangyang, is there a suitable ship nearby?" Guo Song asked an old man who was repairing the ship.

The old man glanced at Guo Song and asked slowly, "How big of a ship does Gongzi need?" ”

"How big of a boat do we need for the two of us, plus a horse?"

"Two people, five hundred stone passenger boat is enough, bring a horse, then at least more than a thousand stone, I happen to have a two thousand stone passenger boat, can send Gongzi to Xiangyang, but the boat money is a little more expensive, we five boatmen, for eighty yuan, we provide ordinary meals, if you want to eat a little better, make up the money, it depends on whether Gongzi is willing or not?"

This price is relatively fair, it will take at least a long month to go to Xiangyang, and the cost of the boat is also very large.

Guo Song hesitated and said, "I don't have any other requirements, the main thing is to be clean." ”

"There is absolutely no problem with cleanliness, we are a two-story ship, a new ship built last year, the son lives on the second floor with his wife, safety can also be guaranteed, we have the bedding, it is old, if you want to buy a new one, we can buy it."

"They all have to be new, and they have to be bought better."

"No problem, Childe, please come with me on the boat to see, we have to prepare today, and we will leave the boat early tomorrow morning."

When the old man saw that business came to his door, he immediately became enthusiastic and walked towards the river with Guo Song and Xue Tao.

Xue Tao wore a hat, which was a bamboo hat, and a light veil was hung on the edge, covering his face and saving a lot of unnecessary trouble.

There was a 2,000-stone passenger ship moored on the riverside, which looked relatively new, and a very young boatman was lying on the deck basking in the sun.

The old boatman shouted: "Three boys, go and call a few of them, ready to go out of Sichuan!" ”

"Hey!"

The young boatman jumped up like a monkey and rushed straight out of the boat.

The old boatman invited Guo Song and Xue Tao to get on the boat, and explained: "The price of Izukawa is a little more expensive, generally more than 100 times, mainly because we can bring some goods by the way, so we can give Gongzi a little cheaper." ”

Guo Song waved his hand, "Boss doesn't need to explain anymore, I don't care, I said it, as long as the cabin is clean, everything else is easy to say." ”

"Let's go see the cabin!"

The old boatman took them up to the second floor and said with a smile: "We have a very nice suite, the inside is a sleeping cabin, and the outside is a living cabin, spacious and bright, very suitable for two people." ”

Guo Song looked at the cabin and saw that it was not bad, and he saw that there were two empty cabins next to him, so he said to the old boatman: "I said ugly things in front, the entire second floor is contracted by me, you want to go to other guests, I don't object, but I can only live below." ”

"Don't worry, Childe! Since eighty yuan has been paid, it is enough to cover the second floor,"

Guo Song saw that his answer was perfunctory, so he said coldly: "I am for your good, if there is a murder, it will not be good for you!" ”

The old boatman was startled and nodded again and again, "Don't worry, Childe, since I agreed, I will definitely do it." ”

The old boatman hurriedly went to prepare, Guo Song and Xue Tao walked into the cabin, Xue Tao blushed slightly, pointed to the inner room and said: "I live inside, you sleep outside, if you are not honest, I will drive you to the next door." ”

Guo Song hugged her and smiled: "Am I not honest along the way?" ”

Xue Tao's face suddenly turned red, and his voice was like a mosquito: "I know what you're thinking, it's yours after all, and some things are left for a good night to happen, isn't it more meaningful?" ”

Guo Song kissed her red lips and said with a smile: "I am also looking forward to it." ”

Xue Tao was moved in his heart, took the initiative to hug his lover's neck, and kissed him unwillingly.

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"Set sail!"

Early the next morning, with the shouts of the old boatman, the 2,000-stone passenger boat slowly left the river, slid into the middle of the river, raised its sails, and sailed eastward with the current.

Chengdu Mansion, Cui Ning was so angry that he was like thunder, and the search team that had been tracking down the Luzhou River finally brought him a clear news, someone saw a tall young man with a young girl on a large passenger ship and went by the shipowner, but it was already three days ago.

Cui Ning only suddenly woke up after the search in Chengdu Mansion and Jianmen Road was unsuccessful, and the other party should have gone south, so he hurriedly sent several teams south to track down, and finally discovered the whereabouts of the two, but it was too late, and the other party had already taken a boat out of Sichuan.

This news made Cui Ning very annoyed, but then another news came that Xue Xun and his wife, who went to Jianzhou to take office, were not on the ox cart they were riding, and they were also missing.

Cui Ning hurriedly sent someone to Zhaowangfu to inquire about the news, and the reply he got was that Xue Xun was likely to return to Beijing to report on his work, and he left Zhaowangfu seven days ago, and now they should have arrived in Hanzhong.

Cui Ning had a feeling of being fooled, how could he not be like a thunderbolt.

"Piffon dares to deceive me?"

Cui Ning gritted his teeth and said: "I have to cut him with a thousand knives to get out of my heart's hatred!" ”

Several henchmen next to him all looked at each other, I don't know if the husband he said refers to Guo Song or Xue Xun?

At this time, Cui Kuan hurried over, someone invited him, and only he could persuade the lord's monstrous anger.

"You all stand down!"

Cui Kuan waved his hand and asked several staff members to retreat.

"Don't persuade me, I just hate myself for being too tolerant, and if I made a decisive move earlier, I wouldn't have suffered today's humiliation!"

Cui Ning let out a long sullen breath, his heart was full of chagrin, he shouldn't have hesitated at the beginning, he directly sent someone to rob Xue Tao to the mansion, raw rice to cook mature rice, and then give Xue Xun enough face, I believe that he had to admit that the original thought of benevolence led to the shattering of his dream and affected his plan to ascend the throne.

Cui Kuan said slowly: "I don't want to persuade my brother, but I want to remind my brother that there are more important things than women, and my brother should not lose a big one because of a small one." ”

"You mean Jianzhou, Zizhou and Luzhou! Of course, I will not ignore that I have sent my henchmen to take office, the long history is appointed by me, the army is under my control, and the assassin history appointed by the imperial court has been set aside. ”

Cui Kuan sighed, "Brother, there are more important things. ”

"What's more?" Cui Ning looked back and asked in amazement.

"I just got the news from Chang'an, the Son of Heaven is seriously ill, and according to the news from the palace, the Son of Heaven is likely to not survive this winter."

This news is indeed important, Cui Ning immediately put aside Xue Tao's matter, and he asked again: "Is the news accurate?" ”

"The news is exact, our 10,000 taels of silver a year is not given in vain."

Cui Ning walked a few steps around the room with his hands in his hands, and said, "Are there any moves in other feudal towns?" ”

"I don't know for sure, but I'm sure they're all preparing for the fight."

Cui Ning understood the meaning of his brother's words, and hesitated for a moment: "You mean, cutting the domain?" ”

Cui Kuan nodded slowly, "When the crown prince ascends the throne, he will inevitably work hard, and the likes of Yu Chaoen have been cleared, and he has no constraints from the court, I think the cutting of the feudal domain will definitely come soon." ”

"How long does it mean soon?" Cui Ning asked again.

"I mean he will sit on the throne, it will take two or three years, I estimate that as soon as next year, at the latest three years, the cutting of the feudal domain will definitely begin."

"What about our Shuzhong?" This is what Cui Ning is concerned about.

"The ancients said, the world has been decided, the world is not chaotic, Shu is chaotic, I think the new emperor is likely to take us first, so I advise my brother to put aside the matter of women for the time being and concentrate on preparing for war."

Cui Ning sighed for a while, "You have a point, people have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries, I have been a little careless in the past two years." ”

"Brother, don't bother about that matter anymore."

Cui Ning took a few steps with his hands down, and said with a hideous face: "And Yang Zilin's dog thief, who is loyal to me on the surface, but in fact wants to take the opportunity to fake it, he thinks I don't know?" His pillow man has long been bought by me, hum! If he wants to make a fake show, I will fulfill him. ”

Cui Ning finally came back to his senses, he immediately issued an order, canceled the search, and all the troops sent back to the camp, and at the same time ordered Yang Zilin to be beheaded, and sent someone to send his head to the court to show merit.

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