After October, the chill is even stronger, especially after crossing the Yangtze River and leaving the boundary of the south of the Yangtze River, even the wind is much colder than in the south, and the sharp blades that blow on people's faces sweep by, making people feel pain.

Although the pedestrians on the official road still come and go, most of them wrap themselves tightly to ward off the cold wind, and more people who are able to get into the carriage, saving themselves the hardship of wind and rain.

Among these carriages, there was an extremely ordinary, unremarkable cart from the outside, at this moment sitting Lu Zhen and four young women, and outside their carriage, dressed as coachmen, constantly driving the two horses forward, it was Lin Lie and Qinggele.

This is 20 days after they left Suzhou, and they have already entered the border of Henan, and they are only half a month away from Shanxi.

As early as when he left Suzhou, Lu Zhen had already expected that the people of the Cao Gang would not let him go. After all, this time he can be regarded as a big deal for the Cao Gang, not only uprooting their power in Suzhou, but also provoking the contradictions between them and the imperial court, and then just making up for the relationship with the government is enough for Cao to help live, and they will definitely pay an extremely huge price.

Since he knew that he had offended the other party to death, and the canal was considered the home of the Cao Gang, of course it was impossible for Lu Zhen to hit him headlong, so it was no different from seeking death.

But even if they take the land route, it is not too safe, after all, the Cao Gang is the most powerful group of gangs today, their tentacles are not only in the canal and its banks, but also in inland cities, they also have the connections and connections they can use, as long as they find out their whereabouts and make up their minds to attack themselves, Lu Zhen is still extremely dangerous.

What's more, his enemies are more than just one Cao Gang.

The White Lotus Sect had a deliberate attack when he went to Suzhou from Hangzhou, and Yu Qian's incident appeared again, even if this defeat needed to be dormant, I am afraid they would not mind finding an opportunity to attack Lu Zhen halfway.

In addition, there are East Factory and Jinyiwei. The grievances between him and Wang Zhen are no secret in the eyes of those who care. Even if Wang Zhen had no intention of sending someone to assassinate him, only those who wanted to curry favor with the now powerful prince would not miss the opportunity.

Therefore, whether it is by water or land, it is not a safe and reliable thing for Lu Jin.

After some planning, Lu Zhen decided on the strategy of attacking the east and west, and secretly crossing Chen Cang on the plank road in the Ming Dynasty.

When he set off from Suzhou, he boarded the passenger ship in front of everyone, and he was confident that the Cao gang and other hostile forces around him would get the news out as soon as possible.

To make things seem more realistic, he also took a boat north a few times and made several appearances on the boat.

However, after being sure that the news had been released, Lu Zhen used the means of the golden cicada to get out of his shell, and one night took advantage of the darkness to get off the rented passenger ship, and then went ashore, and joined Lin Lie, who had been waiting on the shore and prepared everything, and then went north by land in disguise.

As for the passenger ship, Lu Jin not only gave money, but also ordered the boatman to continue north along the canal as an official, so as to attract all those who wished to disadvantage him to the waterway.

The ploy was clearly successful, and although Lu Zhen did not know what had happened on the canal in the previous days, at least one thing was certain—they had not encountered any danger along the way, and there was no sentry behind them with an unknown person.

And with the passage of time, and his own distance from the canal and the Yangtze River, Lu Zhen can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from the current situation, it seems that it is not difficult to reach Shanxi safely. Of course, they still can't relax their vigilance, those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, not to mention that there is still half a month away from Shanxi, and it is a twenty-day trip from Ulzhou.

But the two women, after a period of tension, have gradually relaxed, from time to time to lift the curtain to look at the scenery outside, and continue to talk about their own opinions.

Especially Yun Yan, who grew up in the south as a child, and has never even stepped out of the south of the Yangtze River after that, she can't help but sigh when she sees the scenery in the north that is very different from the south. Especially when she saw the dilapidated appearance of the local villages and towns, which were far poorer than those in the south, she was even more emotional.

At this moment, she looked at the sparse dealers on the side of the road through the car window, as well as the yellow-skinned people, and shook her head again and again: "Here, how can you be so poor?" Isn't the government trying to find a way? ”

"Actually, when I first saw everything here, I was quite surprised and couldn't believe it. It turns out that there is still such suffering in my Ming Dynasty. But in fact, it's okay here, and the situation in Shanxi is only going to get worse. Chu Yunrong sighed beside him and said.

"Huh? How is this possible? The people here look like they can't live anymore, so aren't the people of Shanxi ......" Yun Yan's eyes widened and her face was full of disbelief.

At this time, Lu Zhen also put aside his thoughts and got into this topic: "Don't look at what people always say, now is my Ming Dynasty's prosperous era, in fact, this prosperous era is only for rich places such as Gyeonggi or Jiangnan." People like Henan, or Shanxi and other places, but they can't get enough to eat. Even for the people in the border areas, as long as there is no threat of war, it is a great blessing. ”

"Original...... Isn't the world at all what I thought it was? Yun Yan glanced out stupidly, and after a while, she asked: "Then Lu Lang, when will the people in the world really live a good life?" ”

"This ......" Lu Zhen was also speechless for a while. If you look at some books, it seems that soon the Ming Dynasty will enter the most peaceful period of development, so that the people will always be rich. However, after seeing the situation of the poor people in the north, he has changed this established view: "Maybe in the end of the Ming Dynasty, it will be difficult for the people to talk about wealth, and at most they can only say one thing not to let the wild people starve." ”

"Huh? Is it so hard? This time, even Chu Yunrong's face changed: "Could it be that my Daming is still so far away from Han and Tang?" ”

"Han Tang? Are they really as strong as the people are as rich as the book says? I don't think so. In fact, whether it is Han or Tang, all they can do is to let a few people live a good life. As for the people at the bottom, life is still sad, and this is why the people are suffering and the people are suffering. Lu Zhen sighed and said.

After a pause, he said: "As for when people in the world really don't have to worry about their livelihood anymore, and they don't have to worry about not having enough food and clothing, maybe it will be a few hundred years later." However, since I am an official of the imperial court, I should do what I can for the people, no matter how many people I will offend in the process and how many hardships and setbacks I will encounter, I will not back down! ”

When the two girls heard this, their hearts jumped suddenly, and their faces also showed a sense of love with honor. Why are they willing to follow Lu Jin desperately, especially Chu Yunrong, why do they know that he is not their husband, but they still prefer to fight with their parents and wait for him to pick them up, is it not because of Lu Jin's manly spirit?

So the two girls quickly gave their attitudes: "Lu Lang, we will always be by your side and watch you achieve this wish." No matter how much wind and rain there is, we will bear it with you. ”

Hearing this, Lu Jin's heart was also moved, and he couldn't help but reach out and hugged the two of them into his arms: "I also believe that you will definitely accompany me to that day and see all these changes." ”

Not only the second daughter, but also Lin Lie and Qinggele, who were driving the carriage outside the carriage, also had some excitement on their faces. To be honest, since Lu Zhen was dismissed and returned to Suzhou, they have also lost their goal for a while. And now, with Lu Jin's reinstatement, they know that their opportunity to show their skills again has finally arrived. Especially this time, they will go to Shanxi, where the opportunities will only be greater than those in Beijing......

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The capital, Wang Zhen's residence.

When he heard the report from his subordinates that Lu Jin's whereabouts had not been found, the prince did not show much disappointment or anger. After several battles with Lu Jin, he already had a clearer understanding of this young man, and it was reasonable that he could not find anyone at this time.

However, the subordinates who came to report all this were so worried that they didn't even dare to raise their heads, but just confessed their guilt, saying that they were derelict in their duties, and begged for public mercy.

Wang Zhen only waved his hand and said: "That's it, it's no wonder to you this time, this Lu Zhen is a difficult person, not to mention that he has offended too many people this time, at least before arriving in Shanxi, he will definitely hide his traces to ensure his own safety." ”

After a pause, he said: "So it's best if this matter can be successful, but if it can't, forget it." Now we have another thing for you to do, and we must do it as soon as possible. ”

"Father-in-law, please command." When the man heard this, his heart was relieved, and he hurriedly answered.

"Here's a letter that you must send to my relatives in Ulzhou, Shanxi Province as soon as possible, and tell them that this is what our family told them to do. You have to get the letter before Lu Jin arrives in Ulju, can you do it? Wang Zhen said, pushing out a letter.

The man hurriedly stepped forward, held the letter in both hands, and replied: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the villain will send someone to send the letter to Ulzhou in an expedited way of eight hundred miles, and the letter will definitely be delivered before Lu Zhen arrives!" ”

"Hmm...... Go ahead. Wang Zhen nodded with satisfaction and waved the person away.

Hu Hu actually wanted to use the trick of drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle to deal with himself, so he had to use some extraordinary means to deal with it.

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