"Zheng'er (Childe), are you okay?" Cai Yong and Mu Yu asked Yueshu to read it all.

Song Zheng shook his head, "It's okay, it's okay, I was thinking about something just now, and I was in a trance." Hey, why are you all here? Sister Yuan, what's wrong with your face? ”

Song Zheng didn't ask, but when he asked, Yuan Rong cried out, turned around and ran out.

Mu Yu reached out and pulled it, but didn't pull it, but scratched his head in embarrassment.

"What the hell is going on?" Song Zheng also felt uncomfortable on his face, and when he touched it, it was quite painful.

Cai Yong saw that Song Zheng really didn't know anything about what he had just discovered, and hurriedly said, "Childe, you were stunned just now, and we couldn't wake up no matter how we called it, Commander Yuan slapped you and woke you up." Surname Mu ...... Commander Mu slapped Commander Yuan with his backhand, and then ...... That's it. ”

Song Zheng was stunned. Just now, I seemed to have really fallen into a demon, returning to the scene before the crossing, and my spirit was separated from my body and wandered outside my body.

Seeing that Mu Yu was still there in a blink of an eye, Song Zheng hurriedly said, "Commander Mu, don't chase it yet!" ”

"Are you really okay?" Mu Yu looked uneasy.

"There's nothing going on, you can get Sister Yuan back quickly." Song Zheng said hurriedly. Mu Yu was still grinding, a little embarrassed. Song Zheng was anxious, "Don't rub it in, if she runs away, don't stay in the right division!" ”

Mu Yu pulled out his feet and hurriedly ran out.

The corners of Song Zheng's mouth curled slightly, this Mu Yu looks very smart, but he is so dull in the affairs of men and women. Rubbing his head, Song Zheng still had palpitations. If the ghost really came out just now, it would really die before the master, wouldn't it be a joke!

"Childe, it's almost time now, do you think you should go back to the house and rest first?" Cai Yong asked cautiously.

"No, you take a few brothers and follow me to the Servant Lang's Mansion."

"Childe, I think you should rest for one night, your face is not very good-looking."

"Then go and get me a basin of water, and I'll wash my face. I'll change my clothes in a moment and go over again. Tonight, things need to be finalized. One day late, one more day passive. Song Zheng said solemnly.

Cai Yong saw Song Zheng's resolute attitude, so he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he had to go out as ordered.

After Song Zheng finished grooming, his expression had returned to normal, which made Cai Yong and the others feel at ease.

That night, Song Zheng talked secretly in the Qi Wuji Mansion for two hours, and did not return to the Song Mansion until he was close to the ugly. The lights in the Song Mansion were still on, and Se'er, Chang'er, and Ming'er, who had already returned to the house first, were all sitting in the house, waiting for Song Zheng to return. At the moment when he hugged the girls into his arms, Song Zheng felt extremely full and warm in his heart, and he no longer had that palpitating loneliness.

"Duchang County on Poyang Lake, there are 10,000 lights and towers, people do not cross the water across Nanshan, and the east wind blows the old peach blossoms." Su Shi's poem "Passing Duchang" in the previous dynasty made Song Zheng yearn for this place of "five rivers and one lake".

On the third day after Lu Bingxuan was escorted to Jiangning City, Song Zheng set off again, going up the river and directly to Hukou. Out of the Yangtze River, along the water southward for a long time, you came to this famous city located on the north bank of Poyang Lake.

Although Duchang has an excellent geographical location and a long history, it seems to be less famous than Dehua (Jiujiang) in the north, Hongzhou City (Nanchang) in the south, and Jingdezhen in the east. However, since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, the local administrative regions were reorganized, and the Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road of the previous dynasty were merged, collectively known as Jiangnan Road, and Duchang was selected as the capital of Jiangnan Road.

When Taizu came south, he scratched his head about the city between Dehua and Nanchang as the capital of Jiangnan Road. At that time, north of the Yangtze River, it was still disturbed by war, and Dehua was quite unsafe. Although Nanchang is in the hinterland, it is too far away from the Yangtze River, which is not conducive to the organization of the Yangtze River defense line by the leaders of the first road. Therefore, after repeated measurements, Duchang was selected as the capital. Just as Jiangning City moved south, Duchang Mansion also underwent a large-scale expansion. Today, Duchang has become no less than Jiujiang and Nanchang.

Along the way, all kinds of boats on the waterway are constantly flowing, and it is a busy scene. Jiangnan Road is the foundation of most Jiangnan clans, and the state cities are extremely prosperous. The Hongzhou, Raozhou, and Shezhou that Song Zheng walked through before are far better than Mizhou on Shandong Road. Duchang City, as the capital of the road, is not a problem.

"Brother Mao, Duchang City is so prosperous, not to mention '10,000 homes with lights'." Song Zheng stood at the bow of the boat and smiled in the wind.

"The '10,000 families' mentioned by the Dongpo monks is just a false finger, but in fact it is not enough to read the Shadow Symphony in its entirety. However, since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, Duchang City has continued to grow, especially after Li Fengchang took over as the pacification envoy of Jiangnan Road, and continued to expand to the east. In the past three years alone, Duchang has increased by more than 3,000 households. "It was Liu Mao from the Criminal Department who spoke.

On the same day, Song Zheng visited Qi Wuji late at night and announced the decree to him. Qi Wuji was trying the poisoning case, met Song Zheng, and was deeply admired by Song Zheng, and the relationship between the two was also good. In the next major case of the Ji family, Qi Wuji made great contributions, and he should have been promoted, replacing the elderly Zhao Fengen, the secretary of the Criminal Department. Zhao Fengen is old and sick, and he has not been concerned about things for a long time. However, this proposal was vetoed by Huang Jiao. The little emperor had no choice but to encourage him again and again. Qi Wuji is also one of the ministers who tend to be close to the emperor, so this time the little emperor issued a decree, directly bypassing Zhao Fengen and descending to Qi Wuji's head.

Regarding the cooperation with the right division, although there is a central purpose, Qi Wuji is also quite hesitant. After being persuaded by Song Zheng, Qi Wuji finally gritted his teeth and sent two henchmen out. One went to Shandong Road to assist Shui Ding, and the other was Liu Mao who assisted Song Zheng.

Liu Mao is thirty years old, his appearance is not good, but he is quite talented. After talking to Song Zheng, he was very impressed by Song Zheng. Song Zheng was a thief in his previous life, and he was very proficient in various criminal methods, and he also had a lot of experience in the so-called "anti-investigation". Although he had not learned the science of criminal names, Gu Jin Liyi quickly chatted with Liu Mao. Along the way, the two have a sense of mutual incompatibility.

Speaking of Duchang City, to Song Zheng's great surprise, Liu Mao knew a lot about this place. After asking, I learned that Liu Mao's wife, Zhou, was actually from the Duchangwang clan. When Liu Mao was admitted to the Jinshi, the Zhou family deliberately went to Jiangning City to catch his son-in-law and caught Liu Mao.

Talking about this matter, Liu Mao, who rarely joked, actually laughed and said that if Song Zheng had gone to see the list, he would definitely have been beaten for his head.

The big boat traveled along the water and soon arrived at the pier outside Duchang City. Liu Mao suddenly shouted, "Xiaolang, look at this dock, why is there an empty middle on the dock?" ”

Song Zheng had already seen the abnormality. In a huge port, the middle channel is separated by two official ships on both sides, and on the bow of the official ships, there are officials waving small flags to direct the cargo ships coming and going, loading and unloading goods on the small wharves on both sides.

"Let's go, just lean into the middle." Song Zheng turned around and commanded.

Liu Mao was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Xiaolang, we are on a civilian boat, it seems inappropriate?" ”

The ship on which Song Zheng and others were riding was borrowed by Huitong Trading Company. Although there were many public official ships in Jiangning, in order to avoid suspicion, Song Zheng rented the ships of the trading house in the name of the right division. Anyway, the trading house is its own, and this kind of private ship is more trusted by Song Zheng than the official ship.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Song Zheng said with a smile, "Brother Denian is so pompous, if we don't accept his kindness, he may blame us." ”

"Brother Denian? What do you mean......"

"Jiangnan Road appeases the son-in-law of Li Fengchang's family." Song Zheng explained with a smile and began to wave to the shore. On the shore, a young man also waved frequently, it was Li Denian, and the person next to him was Cai Yong. Before coming to Duchang, Song Zheng had already ordered Cai Yong to rush to Duchang by land and report to Li Denian.

The big ship slowly docked, and Song Zheng leaped down with a brisk step and exchanged words with Li Denian.

"Xiaolang, when I learned that you were coming, I hardly could sleep. After a long time, see you again, you have become famous all over the world! ”

Song Zheng smiled, "I'm working hard, like Brother Li, wandering among the green mountains and green waters, racing against the living immortals!" ”

The two said a few goodbyes, and Song Zheng hurriedly introduced Liu Mao to Li Denian, and they hugged each other and called each other brothers. Li Denian also introduced Duchang Tongju and other officials behind him to Song Zheng and others.

The carriage had already been prepared, Song Zheng and Li Denian were in the same car, and Du Changtong invited Liu Mao to accompany him, and a team of people and horses marched forward. To Zheng's surprise, the carriage did not enter Duchang City, but went around to the north of the city. Song Zheng asked why, but Li Denian smiled but didn't answer.

After a few turns, everyone came to a large mansion. It is four or five miles away from Duchang City, and the building is like Huangyue's Chengxi Manor.

After Song Zheng got out of the car, he couldn't help but tremble, could it be that Li Fengchang wanted to see him here?

This time, Song Zheng and others came to Jiangnan Road, and what they wanted to arrest was the county order of Lin Han, the governor of Fuzhou, and the two counties of Chongren and Jianchang below. In order to facilitate his actions, Song Zheng wanted to come to Duchang first, visit and appease Li Fengchang, and obtain his support before it was convenient to act. In the future, even if someone is impeached, Li Fengchang will be tied together, and others will have less scruples.

This is also the lesson that Song Zheng and others learned from the arrest of Lu Bingxuan. After Lu Bingxuan was arrested, the officialdom of Jinghu South Road reacted very strongly, and the pacification envoy of Jinghu South Road even issued three concerts in one day, reprimanding the right division. In view of this, Song Zheng formulated this strategy after discussing with Mu Yu.

However, judging by today's momentum, it seems that something is not quite right.

Li Denian didn't see Song Zheng's expression, and still said enthusiastically, "Xiaolang, I just bought this here." There is a separate courtyard in it, the place is quiet, the garden is full of flowers and trees, and you are the first guest in this house. ”

"Then I'm so honored!" Song Zheng snorted, and everyone entered the wall together. It is an idyllic scene: on both sides of the wide stone road, there are several rice fields and ponds. In the distance, there are still ducks and geese chirping, and occasionally dogs barking.

The stone road is more than a mile long, and at the top is a house of six or seven acres, which is probably the courtyard that Li Denian said.

Song Zheng and Liu Mao did not change their faces, and they talked and laughed freely. They were all literati, and they casually chanted a few sentences such as "The old man has chickens, ask me to go to Tian's house" and other things, but they also talked very happily. It's just that Cai Yong and those guards secretly pouted, and the so-called pastoral scenery is like a cow chewing a peony to them.

Entering the courtyard, the scene immediately changed. As Li Denian said, the yard is quite beautifully decorated. The pavilions and pavilions have a lot of ancient charm, flowers and trees are luxuriant, and there is a spring flowing down from the hill in the east, winding back and forth, revitalizing the whole courtyard. If the wine is placed on the water, it will have the taste of winding water.

Wine is good wine, food is delicacies, and even the maids who serve are very beautiful and eye-catching. During the banquet, Liu Mao signaled to Song Zheng several times whether he was talking about something serious, but Song Zheng stopped him with his eyes. Song Zheng believes that Li Denian will definitely give him an explanation if he does this.