Traveling east along the canal is also fast, basically sailing during the day and breaking down at night.

The places where the canal passes through are quite prosperous for the Han Dynasty, relying on canal water for irrigation, or transportation, etc., which can always support themselves.

Along the way, it was quite calm, as it got closer and closer to Xuzhou, Lin Renzhao, Gao Huaide and others were relieved, Xuzhou was under the rule of Fu Yanqing, bordering the Tang Dynasty, as long as Yang Lian was escorted to the border, Gao Huaide's goal was completed, and he could return with confidence.

Yang Lian is extremely vigilant, things often come to the last moment, it looks like they are about to succeed, people are the most lax, and it is also the most dangerous time, he asked everyone to be vigilant, and nothing can happen at this time.

Gao Huaide was a little disapproving, he thought that Yang Lian was too careful, and nothing happened along the way, which was enough to prove that Yang Lian was too worried, and now that he was about to arrive in Xuzhou, it was obviously impossible to have any enemies.

Lin Renzhao and Chen Tie were convinced of Yang Lian's words, after all, Yang Lian has always been the backbone of the three of them, and he is the right envoy, so he is naturally extra careful.

Unlike everyone's attitude, Fu Jinzhan was a little melancholy, returning to Xuzhou, which made her happy and worried, happy that she could see her father again, and worried that she had hurt her sister and made her feel very guilty. She is a kind and individual woman, she didn't expect things to develop in that year, and when Fu Ming replaced her to marry Li Chongxun, everything was irreparable, if she showed her identity, the Fu family would be guilty of bullying the monarch and would be beheaded all over the house.

Yang Lian has comforted him a few times, this may be fate, it is elusive, Fu Jinzhan needs time to heal the scars in his heart.

On this day, after Songzhou, it happened that the sky was beautiful, the wind blew, the boat went all the way very fast, two days later in Xuzhou more than 30 miles to stop, this time it was already dusk, although it was not far from Xuzhou, but to Xuzhou, the sky must be dark, if you want to enter the city, something may happen. Yang Lian stopped moving forward very decisively, which made Gao Huaide very depressed.

The cooks on the ship were busy, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao stood on the deck talking, Xuzhou was about to arrive, and it would be almost time to return to Datang, both of them actually had a sense of "hometown timidity", Yang Lian knew that after returning to Jinling, there were more difficult tasks waiting for him, time waited for no one, how to use the credit of this successful alliance with the Han Dynasty to win greater benefits, is what Yang Lian needs to consider.

Li Jing's side naturally doesn't need to be said, the King of Qi must be supported, the key variable is still Li Hongji's side, after all, Li Hongji is Li Jing's eldest son, and it seems that he has not yet been crowned king, but he can control the military power, and even has a large number of private armies, which is enough to explain a lot of problems. Today's Yang Lian is still very weak, everything needs to be done cautiously, and it is best to have a piece of territory, so that he can control his destiny.

Lin Renzhao had a different idea, although he had some doubts about Yang Lian's identity, but Yang Lian never said it explicitly, so he was naturally embarrassed to ask. However, the success of this time made Lin Renzhao firm in his idea of following Yang Lian in the future. The Min Kingdom has been destroyed, and his biggest ideal is to have a wife and a son, and with Yang Lian, he has a good chance to achieve this goal.

When the two were thinking about it, suddenly, a string of black dots appeared in the southeast direction of the canal, and Yang Lian looked at it through the sunset, and could only see that the string of black dots was moving rapidly, which seemed to be cavalry. Nine out of ten of the cavalry that appeared in this place were sent by Xuzhou.

Gao Huaide also saw it, he didn't dare to slack off, he hurriedly got on the horse in person, took people to check, and after half a pillar of incense, the two cavalry met.

Gao Huaide's eyes were blazing, he looked at each other very vigilantly, and said, "Who are you?" Although he had already seen that this group of cavalry was flying the banner of the envoy of Wuning Jiedu, he still had to ask.

"I am Cui Ran, the envoy of Wuning Jiedu, and I am ordered by Wuning Jiedu to meet the envoy of Datang!" The person was identified.

Gao Huaide nodded and said, "I am Gao Huaide, and I am also on the orders of His Majesty to send the Tang envoy back." ”

Cui Ran took out a roll of silk from his arms at this time, took a few steps forward and handed it to Gao Huaide, and said, "General Gao, this is the document of the envoy of Wuning Jiedu, please take a look!" ”

Gao Huaide opened the silk, thinking that this Wuning Festival Envoy was really rich, and even used silk to deliver the news. After reading it in a hurry, it turned out that it was Wu Ning Jiedu who made Fu Yanqing know that Yang Lian was coming, so he sent someone to greet him, the purpose was also to ensure Yang Lian's safety and ensure the alliance between the Han and the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Huaide didn't know Fu Yanqing's words, but the big seal of the Wuning Festival Envoy covered below was true. Gao Huaide nodded, returned the silk to Cui Ran, and said, "Yang Envoy is ahead." General Choi, please! ”

Cui Ran nodded, there were not many people he carried, only a dozen or so cavalrymen, all of them were well-armored, their eyes were sharp, and they were all elite soldiers in a hundred battles. At the moment, Gao Huaide was in front, Cui was behind, and the two cavalry totaled more than fifty people, rushing towards the berthing of the ship.

Back on the ship, Gao Huaide introduced Yang Lian and said, "Yang Envoy, this is the general of the Wuning Jiedu Envoy, who came to welcome Yang Envoy into the city. ”

Cui Ran hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand, and said, "Cui Otherwise, I have seen the envoy of the Tang Dynasty!" This is the letter of my family's festival envoy, please read it! As he spoke, he took out the silk again and handed it to Yang Lian.

Yang Lian nodded, but did not step forward. Chen Tie understood, took a few steps forward to take the silk, and then handed it to Yang Lian. Yang Lian shook off the silk and looked at it, nodded, he also knew that Fu Yanqing, the envoy of Wuning Jiedu, would definitely look for him, after all, there were still many secrets between the two, and it was normal to send someone here, but Yang Lian was still very vigilant.

Yang Lian put away the silk, coughed, and said, "Everyone, wait a minute, I'll come when I go!" With that, go find the marigold.

Fu Jinzhan leaned against the window and looked at the scenery outside the window, saw Yang Lian come in, and said with a smile: "You are here." ”

"There's one thing I want you to confirm." Yang Lian said, took out the silk from his arms, and handed it to Fu Jinzhan.

Fu Jinzhan opened it and said happily: "This is my father's letter." ”

"Isn't there anything wrong with this trace, this seal?" Yang Lian asked.

When Fu Jinzhan heard this, he looked at it carefully, shook his head after a while, and said, "There is no mistake, it is indeed my father's handwriting, and there is nothing wrong with this seal." ”

Yang Lian stretched out his hand and grabbed the silk, but his brows were still furrowed.

Fu Jinzhan was a little puzzled and asked, "It was my father who sent someone to pick us up, why are you worried?" ”

"I always feel that something is wrong, I once stayed in Xuzhou for a few days, and I know which famous generals or confidants are under Ling Zun, and I have met and drunk. But the person who came today is called Cui Ran, but I haven't seen it at all. Yang Lian said the doubts in his heart. If Fu Yanqing wants to do this kind of thing, it is naturally appropriate to send a henchman, but this Cui is not, it seems that he is not a confidant.

"Cui, otherwise?" Fu Jinzhan smiled and said, "That's right, this person is my father's confidant, you haven't seen him, maybe because at that time, he went out to look for me, so you haven't seen him." ”

"If that's the case, it's for the best." Yang Lian nodded, and suddenly said: "Listening to your tone, I have naturally seen this person, but unfortunately, if it is true, if he recognizes you, I don't know if there will be some twists and turns." ”

Fu Jinzhan shook his head and said, "Since my father sent him to greet him, he should know that I am here." ”

Yang Lian said: "If you go out with me, everything will naturally be different." ”

Fu Jinzhan thought for a while and said, "It's okay, if this person is an impostor, my father can't get out of it." Although the handwriting and seal are true, Fu Jinzhan is also a cautious person, and when things get to this point, he must be more careful.

The two went out one after the other, and Yang Lian saw Cui Ran and Gao Huaide, Lin Renzhao and others talking from a distance, Yang Lian said in a low voice: "I look at this person, and he is more suspicious, so he is a little suspicious." ”

Fu Jinzhan looked at it from a distance and said, "It's Cui otherwise." As he spoke, he smiled and said, "Since this person is the person, when there is nothing to do, I will step back first." ”

Yang Lian nodded and strode over.

Gao Huaide saw Yang Lian coming over, and hurriedly said: "Yang envoy, General Cui means that he will rush to Xuzhou tonight, after all, in Xuzhou City, it is much safer." ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "It's getting late, let's rest here and set off for Xuzhou tomorrow." ”

Gao Huaide smiled, glanced at Cui Ran, and said, "General Cui, what I said is not wrong." As he spoke, there was a look of sarcasm on his face.

Cui Ran coughed twice, couldn't hear Gao Huaide's words, and said: "Envoy Yang, Fu Jiedu has already prepared a meal, if Envoy Yang doesn't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the lowly duties." ”

"You can go back and report this matter, if you are afraid that Fu Jiedu will accuse you, I can repair a letter and let Fu Jiedu know about it." Yang Lian said again.

Cui Bu frowned, looked at Yang Lian with some surprise, thought about it, and said, "Envoy Yang, this is really embarrassing. ”

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "I have already decided in my heart, so there is no need to say more." ”

Cui Bu sighed and said, "If you go back like this, Fu Jiedu will definitely scold your humble position, so I will let you go back and report, and rest here tonight." As he spoke, he glanced at Gao Huaide and said with a smile: "General Gao, I have to ask for some wine and food." ”

Gao Huaide laughed and said, "Don't worry about this, I don't have anything else, I'm full." ”

Immediately, Cui Ran people rushed back to Xuzhou, and he stayed behind with eight soldiers. Gao Huaide sent him a few tents, and he also set up on the shore and rested on the spot.

After the sunset, it was dark, Gao Huaide made people light torches, shining around like day, by torches, the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard ate and drank, everyone knew that the task was about to be completed, the stone in their hearts was about to land, after arriving in Xuzhou, they could soon return to Kaifeng and reunite with their families.

Yang Lian, Lin Renzhao and others still eat on the ship, rarely get off the boat, it seems very special, for this, the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard have no complaints, they have been used to it for this time. However, Cui Ran felt very strange and couldn't help asking.

Gao Huaide explained to him, but Cui Else sneered and said, "How can this person be so careful? ”

Gao Huaide already had an opinion on Yang Lian, although he made an agreement a few days ago, but in his heart, his attitude towards Yang Lian was still the same, seeing that Cui's attitude towards him was very bad, he immediately laughed and said: "The southerners are all timid people like rats, along the way, he is very careful, always saying that someone wants to harm him, but this way, there is nothing at all, which shows that this person is very careful." ”

Cui Ran laughed and said: "This person is an envoy to the Han, in theory, he should have some ability, but I didn't expect to be so timid." It seems that there is no one in the Southern Dynasty! ”

"That's it." Gao Huaide smiled, in fact, his impression of Yang Lian was mostly on the day of the conflict, but Gao Huaide felt that Yang Lian was mostly relying on the identity of the messenger, so he had no fear. In addition to this matter, Yang Lian spent most of his time in Kaifeng in Honglu Temple, and he couldn't see any ability at all.

Cui Ran sneered again and said, "So, when they rest at night, they all stay on the boat?" ”

"Not bad!" Gao Huaide's answer was very simple.

"I bet that the people of the south are as cowardly as him, once the Han army moves south, the south dynasty will definitely surrender without a fight!" Cui said otherwise.

Gao Huaide raised the wine bottle, laughed, and felt that Cui's words had reached his heart, so he said, "Come, General Cui, have a drink." ”

Cui Ran raised the wine bottle, drank a glass with him, wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, and said: "General Gao is a famous general of the Han Dynasty, he will go south in the Han Dynasty, General Gao must be a pioneer general, invincible all the way, invincible, go straight to Jinling, capture the Tang Dynasty Son alive, and let him pour wine for General Gao." ”

Gao Huaide sighed when he heard this, and put down the wine bottle heavily, looking worried.

"General Gao, what's wrong with you?" Cui Otherwise, seeing that Gao Huaide was suddenly in a low mood, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, so he asked curiously.

"However, do you know that this time Yang Lian sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty to negotiate with the Son of Heaven, and it took half a year to negotiate, and in the end, it was actually the Tang Dynasty that benefited! I don't know what kind of witchcraft His Majesty was used by Yang Lian, this time when he signed the contract, the face of the big man was lost. Gao Huaide said, shook his head, poured himself a full wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

"General Gao, what do you mean by that?" Cui was puzzled and asked.

"Alas, it's okay not to say about it, in short, it's a shameful thing, I don't want to say it, I feel uncomfortable! You will know in the future that it is a shame, a shame. Gao Huaide shook his head, his words full of despair.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Cui Ran thought a little in his heart, and couldn't guess what promise the Han Emperor would make to Datang, so Yao shook his head and comforted: "Okay, General Gao, I won't get drunk with you today!" ”

"Okay, happy!" Gao Huaide likes people with upright personalities, seeing that Cui Ran loves to drink very much, and he was very close to himself just now, he immediately laughed, and poured a full wine for Cui Otherwise, and the two of them drank one by one in the big tent.

The two drank for an hour and a half, and they didn't know how much they drank, and in the end, Gao Huaide was in the big tent, sleeping like a dead pig. (To be continued.) )