The autumn breeze blows, the maple leaves are as red as red all over the mountain, and in the golden autumn of October, the fragrance of osmanthus fills the nose.

Entering the late autumn, the sky can already feel the slightest coolness, more than a month of day and night, put aside the small episodes on the road, finally came to the Chuzhou boundary, crossed the river, you can reach Jinling, from the hometown of Changzhou, which is only three or five days away.

The last time I left, I was still the small capital of the Black Tiger Battalion, and when I came back again, the majestic and majestic city wall was still the same, but the Liangzi banner on the city was weakly hanging at the head of the city. has not lost its vitality, but the beam of defense has collapsed from the inside, compared to this majestic giant city stained with countless blood, it is also very unwilling!

The world has changed dramatically, the Great Liang Imperial Court no longer exists, the remaining remnants of the army are scattered, if no one accepts and gathers, the only place to go is to wait for the recruitment of the Northern Qi Dynasty, even the Jinling City, which has given the Northern Qi a headache for many years, has no trained soldiers on duty above.

Standing on the deck of the passenger ship, Zhao Xian greeted the river breeze and looked indifferently at this majestic city that had kept him outside in the past. The city wall is used to defend the enemy and protect the people, and when it becomes a tool for those in power to defend their own interests, keeping the people and soldiers out of the city, what is the point of existence?

"Young Master! It's windy here, so let's go in and take shelter! Side shook his fat body, leaned on the edge of the boat, looked at Jinling City as far as his eyes could see, and did not feel too much.

Zhao Xian shook his head, wrapped the clothes on his body a little tighter, and chuckled, "It's okay." After being away for a long time, I naturally have to take a good look at it when I can come back. ”

Side didn't insist, looked at Manjiang Xiaosuo, and sighed loudly: "Young master, I feel a little worthless for you, I laid such a big foundation and gave it to Northern Qi, and I had to leave secretly." In my opinion, the emperor of Northern Qi took such a big advantage, so he should personally send it away and reward hundreds of exotic beauties. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of your open-mindedness. ”

Hundreds of exotic beauties? I can't take it anymore for her alone. Zhao Xian thought of Xingya. I only shook my head and smiled bitterly: "What nonsense, if you really give me hundreds of exotic beauties, I'm happy, but your second lady and eldest lady will castrate me together." Behave. Learn to be content. will be happy for a long time. ”

"Bang Bang!" There were suddenly a few crisp sounds behind him, and a giggling chuckle came: "It's better than being contented, Zhao Xiangongzi has this opinion at a young age." It makes the little girl admire it very much! ”

When I turned around, I saw Shen Yu walking out of the cabin, wearing a long aqua green dress, her hair in a light bun without powder, and the weak willow supporting the wind in the river breeze, just like the willow leaves swaying in the wind, if she didn't know that her martial arts were extremely high, I was really afraid that she would be blown away by the wind.

"The girl praised it falsely." Zhao Xian turned around and stared at her, showing a few smiles.

"Who's complimenting you?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows lightly and hummed softly: "Your beautiful wife is beside you, so you are naturally content." I was left with nothing by you, and I have to go back to my hometown to be a rural village woman for the rest of my life. What should I do if I am a little widow and have no one to live all my life? With a little resentment in her eyes, she glanced at Zhao Xian.

Is this really hinting at me, or is there something else? Zhao Xian frowned, if it was implied that I was fine, it would be a big trouble if I had other ideas.

He hesitated for a moment, suddenly showed a hehe laugh, leaned over and asked, "Miss Shen Yu is talented and strong in martial arts, how can she be lonely all her life." If you really complain about me, I can make it up to you! As the saying goes, 'blood debts are repaid by blood, and love debts are repaid by flesh', and we don't seem to be blood debts, so ......"

Shen Yu chuckled, stared at him with arms in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Zhao Xiangongzi, you want to repay 'like that', I don't mind, little girl, but you're not afraid that your wife will tear you alive?" They all hate me. At this point, she turned her eyes to look at the river, and there was a little more loss between her eyebrows.

Hearing this, Zhao Xian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Miss Shen Yu, don't laugh, you are a guest, they are not as close to you as sisters, but they are not to the point of hating you, how can you be annoying such a well-informed woman?" ”

"Knowledgeable?" Shen Yu took a deep breath and turned around to look into his eyes: "There is a woman, she is dissatisfied with the arrangement of fate, helping a man who only has a few faces, using her father, plotting against her husband, sticking to the only belief in her heart, just to get what she wants." It's a pity that once her dream was shattered, everything she worked hard for became someone else's wedding dress, her husband was imprisoned in Chang'an, and her father was exiled and didn't know whether he was alive or dead. This kind of cold-blooded and stupid woman, will anyone like it? …… No, it should be, Zhao Xiangongzi, will you have nothing to do with her? Even if she used to help you. When she spoke, she kept a faint smile, and there was no hint of resentment in it, but when she said this, it was extremely unbearable.

"You're helping me, how could I doubt you?" Zhao Xian only smiled bitterly and persuaded him: "Shen Yu, fighting for power and profit is what those conspirators should do, you and I are ordinary people, why should we miss the good time with our families in order to fight for the power that life does not bring to death?" It's true that I invaded Chang'an, but this only provides an opportunity to usurp the world of Northern Qi, and the success rate is less than one percent, and it is better to end quietly like this than to hold a grudge for life in the future, isn't it? ”

"Struggle for power?" Shen Yu suddenly laughed a few times, laughing very self-deprecatingly, shaking his head and saying slowly: "I have a daughter's family, what's the use of fighting for those rights?" If I want power, why should I destroy the beams? Wouldn't it be nice to spend the rest of your life with that stupid prince? ”

Zhao Xian was stunned, looked at Shen Yu, who had nothing to ask for, and said inexplicably: "Then, then what do you want to get by doing so much?" ”

Oh, yes! What do I want to get? Shen Yu glanced at him deeply, a few traces of complexity flashed in his beautiful eyes, and he suddenly laughed out loud: "It's nothing!" I'm just dissatisfied with the status quo and looking for some excitement for the boring life! When you are young, you are not impulsive, how can you prove that you are too young when you are old? She stared at Zhao Xian, and what she said was extremely boring.

It's as simple as that? Not really! Zhao Xian nodded thoughtfully, and was about to continue chatting with her, when he suddenly saw that something was wrong with Jiang'an.

"Young Master! Not good! There were people waiting for us in front. Side stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the river bank with the binoculars purchased on the road, and said with a big change in his face: "It is all the army of the Great Liang, and the army is waiting in front of the formation, obviously it is not by chance that it is stationed there, and it is the one who is riding on the horse in front...... It's Yue Jiheng! ”

"What!?" Zhao Xian's face changed greatly, this grandson is still with the army of Daliang and obviously doesn't want to return to Northern Qi, but what did he intercept and do? Lao Tzu didn't stop you from becoming the emperor.

In any case, this is definitely not a good thing, Zhao Xian said to the boatman at the moment: "Turn around immediately and go back to Chuzhou first." ”

"Young master, there are official ships on the left and right, they obviously know our whereabouts, and they are waiting for us again, we can't leave." Side's face was very anxious, this strict encirclement did not look like a welcome, the boat was full of women and children, how could it be possible to get out of the encirclement of the army safely.

Looking around the river, I saw a dense crowd of ships coming from all directions, with the military flags of the girders still floating on them, the bright armor of the officers and soldiers on the ship, and the neat military appearance, the big word 'Yue' stood on the bow of the ship, waving in the wind, as if it was proclaiming its force...... (To be continued......)