As the former capital of the Ming Dynasty, the current capital of Nanjing, located in the south, is not faster than Beijing, and even in terms of commerce and prosperity.

Although Lu Zhen and the others did not go into the city to take a stroll, they could still see it from the scenery of the wharf. In the time they have been waiting here, more than a dozen large and small ships have entered and exited the dock one after another, and from time to time people have carried bundled and wrapped goods up and down, making it a prosperous and busy scene.

Lu Jin, who had already made up his mind to distance himself from the people of the Wei Mansion, naturally could not bring people into Nanjing City again, and at this time it was not early, and it was obviously impossible to have any more passenger ships heading south to Zhejiang. So after a little consideration, he decided to charter a ship and go directly to Hangzhou. After all, he just got a huge sum of money from the Xu family, so he didn't have to be wronged to go to Hangzhou with others.

But when he went to the shore to inquire, things got a little tricky. By this time, many of the boatmen who had not been able to do their business had dispersed, and the other ships gathered here were merchant ships chartered, so they had to be delayed here for the night.

Just when Lu Zhen was hesitating whether to go into the city for a night, a passenger boat that was not too big finally came from the side, and there were no guests on it. He immediately stopped the boatman, negotiated the price with the other party, and then boarded the boat with Lin Lie and the others, leaving this majestic city that he had only arrived in less than two hours, and did not even enter its gates.

In this way, the boat continued to go down the canal, and finally two days later, came to the vicinity of Suzhou City. After discovering that he had come to Suzhou, Lu Jin's expression was obviously stunned, and this change also fell into Lin Lie's eyes. After a little hesitation, he still spoke: "My lord, do you want to stop first and go to Suzhou?" Look at Madame, and your family? ”

That's right, when he came to Suzhou, Lu Zhen remembered that his identity was from Suzhou, and Chu Yunrong had also gone back to Suzhou to visit her mother at home before, but there was no news back until today.

Now that he is passing through Suzhou by boat, it seems that he should indeed go home to visit the elders of the Lu family, although his parents have passed away, but the Lu family is still there, and he still has many uncles and even ancestors staying in Suzhou, and it is natural for him to go to pay his respects as a younger generation.

As for Chu Yunrong, he wanted to meet her even more. I don't know what happened to her after returning to Suzhou, whether she encountered any difficulties, it is best to take her away and go to Hangzhou together.

However, these thoughts only turned in Lu Jin's mind, and he quickly denied them: "No, don't go to Suzhou, go directly south to Zhejiang, to Hangzhou!" His answer was resolute and without hesitation.

This made Lin Lie a little puzzled, he had only heard of Dayu in ancient times who controlled the water three times and did not enter the house, but it was also because of the emergency water situation that he had to put aside his personal feelings. But today, Lord Lu just went to Hangzhou to take up his post, and he was not set a time limit, so why didn't he even go in to visit his hometown?

In this regard, Lu Zhen naturally has his own considerations, that is, his identity as an impostor. He really wanted to meet Chu Yunrong, but he didn't want to meet that Lu Jin's family, because he might be able to fool many people, but it was difficult to fool the relatives who grew up watching that Lu Jin grow up without anyone cooperating. And as long as he went to Chu's house to see Chu Yunrong, it would be impossible not to return to Lu's house, so for safety reasons, he had to press his mood and give up going to Suzhou to see Chu Yunrong at this time.

The others were unaware of his concerns, and when they saw him make such a decision, they were surprised and admired his clear distinction between public and private. Especially Qinggele, there was more respect in his eyes when he looked at Lu Jin. In the past, he was in the Jinyi Guard, from the command of Xu Gong to any captain, he was quite selfish, and he did a lot of things with power for personal gain, which made him think that the officials in the world were all in the same style.

But now, Lu Zhen showed a completely different side from those people, which was really emotional, and it also made him more convinced that his choice was correct. Maybe only by following such a person, what you have learned can really play a role.

Although Lu Zhen felt their thoughts, he didn't say much. This kind of misunderstanding is only good for him, and of course it is impossible to expose himself.

As a result, Suzhou was also left behind by their ships, and continued to move forward, and soon entered the border of Zhejiang.

Just when their boat came to the junction of the two provinces, it was one evening, and suddenly a greeting came from the shore: "Boatman, are you going to Zhejiang?" Whether it passes through Hangzhou City, whether it can be carried on the next trip, I am willing to pay 200 wen for the ship. "The voice is clear and polite, which makes people feel comfortable to listen to.

At this moment, the afterglow of the setting sun was shining obliquely from the west, hitting the traveler who was shouting hello. This is a thin young man wearing a cyan robe and carrying a large boxy bookcase. As he spoke, he kept bowing to the people on the boat, looking like he was asking for help.

Lu Zhen looked at him dressed like Ning Caichen who came out of the movie "Light Girl Ghost Story", even if the bookish atmosphere was a few feet away, it still came to his face.

Xu is other party's appearance and speech made people feel good, and the boatman slowed down the speed of the ship a little, and then said apologetically: "This son, the villain's boat has been chartered by them, and I can't be the master." As he spoke, his gaze slipped over Lu Jin.

Lu Jin's outfit at this time was also like a scholar, but his clothes were brighter than those of the scholars on the shore, and he also brought four big men as companions, so that the boatman thought that he was a rich child, so he naturally didn't dare to agree at will. However, because Lu Zhen is also a scholar, the boatman thinks that they may be able to accommodate one or two because of this.

"This benevolent brother ......" When the scholar heard this, he hurriedly saluted Lu Zhen on the boat: "It's getting late now, and it's far away from the town, so I hope you can help." ”

Lu Zhen smiled: "It's the same saint's disciple, what is this busyness." Boatman, lean over and pick up this brother. The price we negotiated will remain the same, and you can just accept the money he pays for your boat. "Since you have been a good person, you will simply do it to the end.

When the boatman heard this, his face showed even more joy, and after thanking him, he tapped the water, turned the boat over, and then got on the gangplank, and took the scholar on the shore to the boat.

After getting on the boat, the scholar thanked him again: "Thank you brother Tai for your help, thank you here in Xia Bailian!" ”

"It's easy to say, it turns out that Brother Bai is in front of him, in Xia Lu Jin." Lu Zhen smiled and returned the salute. Two years after coming to the Ming Dynasty, today's Lu Zhen is infinitely close to the standard of literati at this time in dealing with people, and it seems natural to talk to the scholar in front of him.

After talking about the New Year's teeth and greeting a few words, Lu Jincai asked: "Is Brother Bai from Jiangsu?" Why do you have such a place where there is no village and no store in the future? ”

"The foolish brother is this Suzhou person, but because he has been bored with his studies since he was a child, he doesn't know much about the outside world, so he is really ashamed to have taken the wrong path when something happened this time. If it weren't for Brother Lu Xian, you would be willing to take action, I'm afraid I would have to sleep outside. He sighed with emotion.

When Lu Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. This is really a dead reader, but this kind of person is not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty where Bagu prevailed, as the so-called two ears don't listen to things outside the window, and only read sage books.

It's just that in front of people, he didn't show his thoughts, so he just comforted: "Brother Bai works so hard, presumably his fame must be extraordinary." ”

This question made Bai Lian's face blush: "I'm ashamed, I've been studying hard for ten years, but now I only have a show of fame." I failed to pass several township exams, and now I am a little discouraged. This time I went to Hangzhou, I wanted to take refuge with an uncle, and find an account or an errand in Xixi under him to get by. ”

Lu Zhen didn't know what to say this time. This really embodies the embarrassment of a useless scholar, and it is better not to ask more, otherwise this person may commit suicide by jumping into the river.

At this time, Bai Lian asked Lu Zhen again: "What about you, Brother Lu Xian?" Can you still go smoothly in the imperial examination? What is the purpose of going to Hangzhou this time? ”

"Brother Bai and I are the same talent status, and there are many talents in the Jiangnan Imperial Examination, but we can't get ahead." Lu Jin didn't want to hit the other party, so he said casually. In fact, with his knowledge of ancient literature, he may not even be able to pass the Xiucai test.

After a pause, he said: "I also went to Hangzhou to join my relatives, and the world is difficult." ”

Hearing him say this, the shame on Bai Lian's face dissipated a lot, and he talked more, and he talked to Lu Zhen about his tragic encounters in the past few years, and sighed that his luck was not good. It's just that he said that Lu Zhen didn't have much empathy for these things, so he could only echo them on the side.

In this way, the boat with one more person soon entered the ground of Zhejiang, and a few days later, finally entered the Qiantang River, and finally docked at the Yongjinmen Wharf outside Hangzhou.

Just when Lu Zhen and the others finally came to the southern end of the Grand Canal, at the northern starting point of the Grand Canal, thousands of miles away, in Beijing, a group of men in red clothes and black with long knives on their waists had also galloped out of the capital and galloped towards the south of the official road.

This group of people who rushed to ride horses and gallop wild at will in the city of Beijing were none other than the elite of the Zhenfu Division personally led by Ma Shun, who was commanded by Jinyiwei. And their destination was Nanjing City, which Lu Zhen had not entered before.

On the surface, the purpose of their trip to Nanjing was to investigate a case of local officials embezzling ink, but in fact, they came to the Wei Mansion and Xu Gong, the former governor of the Jinyi Guard, who had not been heard from since that night!

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