Zhao Yu and his entourage took an official boat along the Wei River upstream, and after turning into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, they went down the river again, and the destination was directly Hangzhou, because it was the closest place to Fangla's nest.

In addition to the fifty palace guards led by Lin Chong, Zhao Yu was also surrounded by nearly a hundred gang masters sent by Boss Jiang to secretly protect him.

Zhao Yu's mind didn't say to anyone, even Lin Chong and Yan Qing, it's not that he doesn't trust them, first, it's not that it's not time yet, and second, no one can say for sure what will happen next, because the simplest common sense is that plans never change quickly.

Zhao Yu didn't like to be public, the official ship didn't even hang the dragon flag of the Qincha, and the guards also changed into ordinary soldiers' clothes, if they didn't know, they wouldn't have thought that they were the Qincha team.

Although the imperial flag was not hung, there was an eye-catching eagle logo on the hull, and the local government may not know what the eagle symbol represented, but the people on the road did not know it.

With the foundation of the Bianliang Cao Gang, coupled with Zhao Yu's strong backer, Zhao Yu's forces on the water have developed very rapidly, and cargo ships with flying eagle flags can be seen shuttling back and forth everywhere on the river.

And because Yang Xu went to Taiyuan, he couldn't take care of the development of his feet for a while, so the development on land was far less than on the water, and the time was too short, and it was impossible to completely spread the power in one go.

Because it was a countercurrent, the boat traveled very slowly, but fortunately, Zhao Yu was not in a hurry, and it was regarded as a tourist all the way.

Although the wind and waves on the water are not large, the wind is very strong.

Zhao Yu was dressed in a loose robe, leaning comfortably on a chair on the deck, and opposite him was General Xu, a newly promoted staff member who had taken the initiative to resign from his official position as a squire.

There was a chessboard in front of the two, but it was chess, Zhao Yu didn't pay attention to it at first, and he didn't know until he had leisure time that chess had become popular in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Yu's chess skills are not proficient, and he can barely get it, but Xu Jiang is a master, and I don't know if this guy is deliberate, or if he is really too stupid, and he doesn't leave any piece of armor that Zhao Yu kills in every game, and he doesn't give Zhao Yu the face of the prince at all.

Zhao Yu is good-tempered, he has never been emotional or said not to play because of losing chess, others think that His Royal Highness has a good temper, but they don't know that Zhao Yu's mind is not here at all.

In fact, Zhao Yu knew very well in his heart that although he came to Jiangnan this time with the intention of not doing anything, the local government could also ignore it, but what about Fang La? Knowing that he came to Jiangnan, would he not come to him? You must know that the impression he left on Deng Yuanjue is also Manichaean, and this matter is not so easy to fool.

In addition, there is the Jiangnan Cao Gang, Shi Qian told Zhao Yu that Wu Yong was the deputy gang leader of the Jiangnan Cao Gang, but Zhao Yu knew that this guy was resourceful enough, but he was not a big brother, so the gang leader of the Jiangnan Cao Gang should be someone else.

Whether it is Fang La, or the mysterious Cao Gang leader, these people are all heroes of the party, and they should soon know that the stone is fake, and they will even associate it with Zhao Yu.

In this way, this trip to Jiangnan will definitely not be so smooth, and if you want to get out, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

"Has Your Highness figured out what to do when you arrive in Hangzhou?"

Listening to General Xu's words, Zhao Yu raised his head and smiled slightly, and said, "I thought Mr. Xu was taking pleasure in abusing me!" What advice does Mr. Hui have? ”

Xu Jiang stretched out his hand, threw all the chess pieces on the chessboard, sighed and said: "Your Highness is young and old, and it is the first time for the minister to see such a calm person, and the Great Song Dynasty is hopeful."

Zhao Yu has been thinking about his thoughts for the past two days, but he didn't notice that Xu Jiang had actually been secretly observing him, and he didn't speak at the moment, just looked at Xu Jiang quietly.

"Your Majesty has been in the center of the court all these years, and I don't dare to say anything else, but I know a little about the situation in Jiangnan, and I can say unceremoniously that Your Majesty was bewitched to send His Royal Highness to Jiangnan this time, obviously to frame His Highness, because the situation in Jiangnan is not solved at all."

"Oh! Why did Lord Xu say this? ”

"In the past, Yang Jian, Li Yan and others expropriated violently and forcibly confiscated the people's land, and then Zhu Mian forced hundreds of people to be homeless under the pretense of the name of the Birth Gang, Xiaochen can say without exaggeration that today's Jiangnan is like a pot of boiling boiling water, as long as a little more firewood is added, it will be completely boiling, and then it will be a monstrous disaster, let me ask Your Highness, once this situation happens, how should Your Highness deal with it?"

Listening to General Xu's words, Zhao Yu was really a little surprised, it turned out that there were no people in the Great Song Dynasty who understood, and it was estimated that he felt that he was soft-spoken, so he didn't dare to speak easily.

At the moment, he said quietly: "This king has already received the holy decree, so he can't give up halfway, right?" ”

"The ministers have two strategies for His Highness's reference, one is to pretend to be sick and completely break away from this place of right and wrong in this form, and the other is to ask for the dismissal of Zhu Mian and other corrupt officials, and at the same time reconcile the people's grievances to the greatest extent, and strive to alleviate the grievances in the hearts of the people in the shortest possible time, of course, His Highness will also transfer troops in case of accidents"

After saying this, Xu Jiang looked at Zhao Yu expectantly, as if Zhao Yu could really go along with his plan.

I have to say that Xu Jiang's idea is fine, but it is a little too taken for granted.

It's definitely not okay to pretend to be sick, the court is so foolish, but there are still uncertain factors like Fang La and Jiangnan Caogang.

In addition, when it comes to the dismissal of Zhu Mian, for now, it is really no different from a fool's dream, history has long told Zhao Yu that as long as Father Huizong is in one day, don't think about it.

"Lord Xu should know the purpose of this king's coming to Jiangnan, and this king can also tell you for sure that apart from this matter, my father will not allow this king to meddle in any matter, as for what you said about pretending to be sick!"

When Zhao Yu said this, he shook his head with a wry smile, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, but this matter can't be told to Xu Jiang yet.

Xu Jiang frowned, obviously not satisfied with Zhao Yu's answer.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from the shore, and then someone shouted on the shore: "Is it His Royal Highness King Yi on the ship?" ”

Zhao Yu and the others looked at each other, but saw more than ten horses parked on the shore, and the people on the horses were in a hurry.

Zhao Yu sneered in his heart, did he find it so soon? motioned with his eyes to Lin Chong to ask about the situation.

Lin Chong took the order, came to the side of the ship, and said in a loud voice: "Who are you?" Disturb Your Highness, can you be convicted? ”

The official ship did not stop, and the people on the shore also followed and talked while riding horses.

"Don't blame me, my lord, I have something important to ask to see His Royal Highness King Yi"

"Who is the head of your family?"

"The lord of my family is a friend of Zhang Shun, His Royal Highness should know him"

It turned out to be someone from the Jiangnan Cao Gang, and looking at the direction they were chasing, it should be from the capital.

Seeing no one, Lin Chong naturally couldn't make the decision, so he turned his head to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu smiled slightly and said, "The one who should come always comes, let the boat dock!" This king went to meet this Mr. Wu"...