The rain lasted from the second half of the night until dawn the next day. When the rain stopped, the Zheng family's army had already assembled, and Zhu Qing led the Jinyi guards to the north gate to see them off.

The North Gate actually faces east, and as for why it is called the North Gate, it may be because of the North Desert Road and the North Slope that extend down.

General Zheng wanted to go south, but he had to set out from the east, just because they had to take the waterway, and their warships had already retreated from the upper reaches of the Jialing River to the ferry to wait. Zheng Jiajun will follow the Jialing River south into the Yangtze River, and then return the same way. Originally, ships could enter the Li River from the Xiangjiang River through the Ling Canal, and then go to sea through the Pearl River. This avoids detours. However, after the Sichuan Rebellion, subtle changes took place in the entire southwest region, and the news of Zheng Jiajun's alliance with Jinyiwei had already spread, so that Zheng Chenggong had become walking on thin ice when he passed through Liangguang. As long as there is a slight change in the north, the situation in the southwest will become unpredictable, and the Zheng father and son, who are the brakes on the situation in the Taiwan Strait, have also become a force for all parties to strive for, if Zheng Chenggong encounters an accident and falls into the hands of bad people, the situation in Taiwan is difficult to say.

Zhu Qing didn't want to take this risk, and Zheng Chenggong, who had already killed nearly half of the soldiers, didn't want to make any more mistakes and be controlled by others. What's more, now that Westerners have landed on the island, the matter at home has not yet been resolved, and if they are trapped in the southwest, it will be even worse. So after the two discussed, they decided to return from the original road of the Yangtze River, after all, this road has been cleared by Jinyi Wei before, and there is Nanjing's Shi Kefa echoing from afar, this section of the road is generally safer than the Pearl River, and as long as it enters the sea, Zheng Jiajun can dominate the sea and return to Taiwan safely.

After a night of honesty, everything that should be said was said, and what should not be said was also said. Zhu Qing sent Zheng Chenggong to the north slope and did not ramble again.

"Sending you a thousand miles will have to say goodbye at the end, just come here, you should also hurry back and pack up, maybe this day will be better." Zheng Chenggong stopped Zhu Qing and others on the northern slope.

Zhu Qing nodded, "Okay!" Be more careful on the road, and release a signal if there is something, and my people can take care of it a little bit......" I dare not say about timely rescue, but Jinyiwei's ears and eyes are all over the country, which is true. Being able to maintain intelligence liaison is the greatest support for marching and fighting in ancient times!

Zheng Chenggong was very excited when he heard this, and he held Zhu Qing's hand and thanked him again and again, just like a raptor crossing the river and handing over the head snake, let me break in!

Brothers hug each other and go their separate ways. Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Qing and others hugged each other one by one. No one knows when they will see each other again, or what it will be like when they say goodbye.

"Ah Jiu girl, Brother Heisha is occasionally slow and afraid, you have to be a little more careful." Zheng Chenggong joked to Ah Jiu and Hei Sha that along the way, Zheng Chenggong witnessed Ah Jiu's feelings for Hei Sha, but he didn't know if Hei Sha, who was emotionally slow and scared, could receive the signal of the little girl.

When he said goodbye to Zhu Qing at the end, Ning Er and Chen Yuanyuan stood on his left and right, and Suzaku stood behind him. Zheng Chenggong was stunned for a moment, nodded a few girls, and smiled meaningfully.

Chen Yuanyuan was born in a Qinglou since he was a child, and he knows how to read people best, and the meaning of Zheng Chenggong's smile was instantly captured by her. Chen Yuanyuan knew that Zheng Chenggong was easy-going, so he glared at him, and picked up his little fist to pound it.

Zheng Chenggong flew around and smiled proudly, "Hehe, I can't fight!" Let's go, there will be a period later! Zheng Chenggong shook his head without looking back and walked towards the ferry.

"Take care!" After a thousand shouts behind Ren, Zheng Chenggong just waved his hand behind his back, and after a while, the Liangshan tune sounded, and everyone felt very sad when they heard it, this is the song of Zheng Jiajun's hometown, Zheng Chenggong really summoned those soldiers who died in Sichuan to go home together!

After sending Zheng Chenggong and his entourage away, Zhu Qing led his troops back to the iron shop.

According to last night's plan, Jinyiwei will also leave as soon as possible, and the class teacher will return to the court.

Except for Cheng Li and the Black Evil who were left behind, and a few seriously wounded who had not yet been able to set off with the army, almost all of them had to return to Beijing to resume their lives.

Suzaku had already taken people to the prefect's yamen early in the morning, and before Xin Tianzheng's crime was sentenced, the old prefect must obey the summons of Jinyiwei, and Cheng Li and others were also temporarily stationed in the state capital, waiting for Xin Tianzheng's trial by the imperial court criminal department, so as to take the next step!

In addition, Zhu Qing also sent a letter to Zigong to Chen Wuyong, the magistrate, and Chen Jiujin, an old friend. The letter to Chen Wuyong was simple and clear, stabilizing the situation, appeasing the people, and rebuilding as soon as possible. The letter to Chen Jiujin is more of a greeting, after all, the two of them have been friends of life and death after the battle of Zigong, in addition to hoping for the early recovery of the Chen Mansion, they also entrusted Chen Jiujin to take care of the refugees who fled to Zigong, and continue to help the imperial court promote land reform and many other policies. He also told Chen Jiujin that the blacksmith Ma would soon go to Zigong to help the reconstruction of Chen's mansion. After all, many of the secret rooms of the Chen Mansion were built by the blacksmith Ma himself, and no matter how much greetings he said, it was better to send a master directly to help, the businessman, he still likes it.

After these two things were arranged, Xuanwu also came back from patrolling the streets. The inspection of the Jinyi Guard before leaving was nothing more than a little deterrent to the remnants of Xin Tianzheng's old department and Dongyinghui. So that the soldiers who stayed behind were not too passive, at least let the Jinyi Guard establish prestige among the people, even if there were still opposing forces, they could also play the role of rats crossing the street and everyone shouting and beating the ground.

Xuanwu didn't have much to worry about, and no one knew what the story of this masked young man was. He seems to care only about military orders and rules. After returning from patrolling the streets, he quickly assembled the team to return to Beijing according to Zhu Qing's previous arrangement and waited for departure!

The more troublesome is Zhu Qing. He had a lot of people to bring with him this time, and it was troublesome. The rebellious ministers and thieves Xin Tianzheng, the leader of the Dongying Association, Sakura, and others, as well as the wounded such as Ning'er, who has not yet recovered.

In fact, Zhu Qing is most concerned about Ah Jiu when he goes to stay alone.

Ah Jiu was originally a princess, and it was said that she should take her back to Chongzhen to return to her life, but when Zhu Qing asked Ah Jiu's wishes, Ah Jiu just responded, "Heisha needs someone to take care of it, I'll stay." ”

Zhu Qing nodded, he believed that Ah Jiu really cared about Heisha, but this was definitely not a reason why she was unwilling to return to Beijing, she was just not ready to face the emperor who persecuted her and her mother.

Zhu Qing exited their room a little disappointed, and Suzaku and Xuanwu were waiting outside the door, this was their common task to find Princess Changping and bring it back! Now it seems that this task is only half accomplished, and it is half of the inadequate.

"Let's go." Zhu Qing came out of the house and shook his head at Xuanwu and Suzaku and sighed lightly.

However, just as they turned to leave, Ah Jiu suddenly chased after him, "Wait......"

Zhu Qing and the others looked back, Ah Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Go back and tell him that I will go back when it is time to go back, if he deliberately makes things difficult for you, then he will never want to see me again for the rest of his life!" Ah Jiu said, suddenly turning around and closing the door.

Zhu Qing and the others bowed to the closed door, "Yes, princess." ”

Ah Jiu leaned his back against the door, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears...... So much so that when Zhu Qing left, she didn't go to see them off, but just watched them leave through the gap in the window.

"Brother Qinglong, I hope you can understand Ah Jiu......" Watching Zhu Qing and his party walk out of the north gate, Ah Jiu sobbed.

"Let's go. Keep up with the team! Zhu Qing said coldly to Xin Tianzheng and Sakura.

Unlike Xin Tianzheng, Sakura doesn't have to wear shackles, because she still has injuries on her body, but Suzaku doesn't leave her.

Shin Tian was locked in the prison car, while Sakura got into the carriage. Suzaku and Sakura ride in the same carriage, both for surveillance and for easy care.

And Ning Er and Chen Yuanyuan sat in the same carriage for the first time, but this was not Zhu Qing's arrangement, but the two of them coincided! No matter what the reason is, Zhu Qing only hopes that the two of them will not quarrel along the way, even if they quarrel, they will not fight, and even if they fight, they will not fight to the death, in short, minimizing the danger factor of these two people getting along is a special task given to Xuanwu by Zhu Qing, because Xuanwu is cold, there is no need to talk about face.

The Ma blacksmith family also sent Zhu Qing and his party to the north slope. This time, Zhu Qing did not go to the ferry, although the Qinglong and several other big ships took the waterway, but Jin Yiwei and his party decided to take the land route. It's too far to take the waterway, and if you go north, it will be even more difficult for the boat to go, so Zhu Qing and the others can only abandon the ship and let the water ghost send the ship back from the waterway, and by the way, help Zheng Chenggong and his party sweep the tail!

"Palm, madam, just send it here, your kindness Zhu Qing is difficult to repay, a thousand words come down to thank you. Thank you for your help during this time! When do you want to enter Beijing or have any requirements, just say to Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing is duty-bound! For the Ma blacksmith family, Zhu Qing's gratitude and respect are sincere. It's hard to imagine what kind of predicament Jinyiwei would face without the blacksmith's firearms and the blacksmith's wife's witchcraft, and even the little blacksmith is a little hero who sends chicken feather letters. When Zhu Qing thanked him, he couldn't help pinching the face of the blacksmith's youngest son, and then squatted down and touched the little blacksmith's head, "Remember, the ability can only be used to protect the people around you, not to hurt them......"

"Well, Qinglong Hero, don't worry, I will definitely listen to you, and when I grow up, I will be a hero who punishes evil and promotes good!" As soon as the little blacksmith said this, everyone laughed and parted.

However, when it came to admiration, the little blacksmith seemed to be more inclined to the unsmiling masked man Xuanwu, and he cautiously walked up to Xuanwu and handed him a silver needle, "Brother Xuanwu, this is for you, you are the first person to bring hope to my family." ”

Xuanwu saw that the child was very serious, hesitated for a moment, took the silver needle, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, "Thank you." If someone bullies you again, you can ask your mother for one again. Xuanwu's cold humor actually caused everyone to laugh.

Everyone knew that it was the little blacksmith who sent the letter to Xuanwu, and it was Xuanwu who led his troops into the north gate at dawn that day. For a child, this is trust, this is hope! And Xuanwu did it, not because he was a child!

"Madam, to tell you the truth, I am likely to see Dolgon when I return to Beijing this time, do you have anything for me to bring with me?" Zhu Qing smiled slightly and said to the blacksmith's wife.

Madame Blacksmith sighed lightly, "That's it, the past is like smoke, so what? What if you don't say it? Let him sit in the world, I just want this family, and I will be safe. Madame Blacksmith said, and couldn't help but hold the family, including the black sha, in the crook of her arm.

Everyone couldn't help but nod movingly, several girls were even moved to tears, and Zhu Qing bowed deeply to the blacksmith lady.

Zhu Qing walked up to the blacksmith Ma, and the blacksmith smiled indifferently, "I went back to see my senior brother, please ask the general to help me with a word, let the elder brother take care of him, and when the little blacksmith's mother recovers from his injury, we will go back to see him." ”

Zhu Qing patted the blacksmith Ma on the shoulder and nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely tell the shopkeeper Yuan." You also have to take good care, when your brother and sister meet, Zhu Qing will definitely accompany your brother and you to have a few drinks! ”

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

……

After a sincere farewell, Zhu Qing led the troops to officially hit the road, just as Zheng Chenggong predicted before, there is no telling when it will rain on this day. The troops left the north gate and went up the north slope, but before they could climb the slope, black clouds suddenly pressed the front side, and thunder rolled in the sky, as if heavy rain was coming.