The cold wind was howling, the finches were flying, and on the wide official road, a team of hundreds of people was slowly moving forward. In the center of the procession, five or six luxurious carriages slowly moved forward, gently crushing the soft ground. The tall trees on both sides are bare, and some have shown new green.

Chu Xiaofeng looked at the faint greenery outside through the car window, and felt full of emotion in his heart, he had left the palace for more than two months, and he didn't know if the relatives and friends there were healthy.

In the carriage, Yu Wenlang and the poison doctor leaned to the side and fell asleep tiredly. On that day, Chu Xiaofeng and Yu Wenlang had just arrived in Dongling County, the county guard's mansion, and happened to meet the poison doctor who came out to check the decoction. and learned that Guo Qingzheng had rushed back to Qinghe Town because Guo Ziyi, the Marquis of Zhenshan, had returned home. After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, they were taken to the residence by the poison doctor, Chu Xiaofeng briefly said, encountered the situation of the officers and soldiers on the road, and then asked the poison doctor about the disaster relief situation in Dongling County.

The poison doctor listened to Chu Xiaofeng's words, and his face was also full of doubts. After he and Guo Qingzheng came to Tanglin County, the county guards and local officials treated each other with courtesy, enthusiasm, and almost everything, which allowed the plague here to be quickly alleviated and controlled. But listening to Chu Xiaofeng's words, it seems that Tanglin County is hiding some ulterior secrets.

Just as the three of them were about to make a plan to investigate the strange current situation of Tanglin County in detail, the holy decree suddenly came. After listening to the bunch of nonsense of the eunuch proclaiming, everyone immediately kowtowed and thanked him.

The general content of the decree is that if the poison doctor and others have made meritorious efforts in curing the plague, they can set off and go to the palace to receive a personal reward from His Majesty the Emperor. When Chu Xiaofeng heard this, he was overjoyed, he was worried that he would not have a chance to approach the palace, and now there was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him, and he could finally see his father.

So the three of them discussed and decided to enter Yanjing City to face the saint first, and talk about other things later. In this way, the three of them followed the receiving army and rushed to the palace together to receive the reward.

The team was moving very slowly, although Chu Xiaofeng hated to return to the palace immediately, but he was not easy to urge, so as not to make people suspicious. Seeing the emperor in person, it is a big deal, and if you are not careful, your head will fall to the ground. Whenever they were resting, those who were ordered to take the initiative to approach the poison doctor and curry favor in every possible way, the purpose was to let the poison doctor say more good things for them in front of the emperor.

In the face of so much flattery, he always skillfully played Tai Chi, which was not far or close to everyone, and deliberately hinted to them to take more benefits. The poison doctor's hand made Yu Wenlang dumbfounded and admired.

He grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and he has never seen such a sleek and changeable human world, so he feels very fresh. Chu Xiaofeng was indifferent, he didn't pay attention to these, he just wanted to arrive in Yanjing City as soon as possible and see his father.

Ten days later, they finally came to the imperial city - Yanjing City. Looking at the familiar city gates and streets, Chu Xiaofeng had the illusion of being reincarnated. I thought that I might never be able to come back, but I didn't expect that after going through so much, I finally set foot on the road to my hometown again.

He raised his head and looked at the vague palace in the distance, feeling excited, he would soon be reunited with his father. The streets of Yanjing City are very lively, and the poison doctors and Yu Wenlang are dazzled. They leaned on the window of the carriage and looked around, asking this and that from time to time, which made Chu Xiaofeng cry and laugh.

The group of people who were ordered to send Chu Xiaofeng and the others to the post house first, and then they rushed to leave, and they also had to enter the palace to report the specific situation of Tanglin County to His Majesty the Emperor, so naturally they could not lag behind others. Whoever speaks first is likely to get the most credit.

Chu Xiaofeng and the three of them settled down, it was already a full moon hanging, and after dinner, Yu Wenlang suggested going out for a walk, he came to Yanjing City for the first time, and he was very excited in his heart, and he didn't feel sleepy. He looked at Chu Xiaofeng and the poison doctor pleadingly, Chu Xiaofeng smiled slightly, and said to the poison doctor: "We are new to Yanjing City, why don't we have a good time tonight, and we can enter the palace tomorrow." ”

"Hehe, it's okay, old man, it's my first time to come to Yanjing City, and it's just an eye-opener." The poison doctor smiled and said lightly. During this time, he was tired, first to provide disaster relief in Tanglin County, and then to Yanjing City non-stop, his old bones were about to fall apart, just relax.

The three of them spoke to the officers and soldiers of the post house, and accompanied by the two officers and soldiers, they slowly walked towards the bustling street. Looking at the familiar streets and familiar shops, Chu Xiaofeng's heart was very stable and calm, this is what it feels like to go home.

The poison doctor and Yu Wenlang looked left and right excitedly, and the two of them looked at the stalls and shops one after another, like a hillbilly entering the city, everything was full of endless temptations for them. Soon, they spent all the silver taels they were carrying, and the two officers and soldiers behind them complained bitterly, carrying large and small bags full of them.

"Can't you two walk properly?" Seeing the two jumping around, Chu Xiaofeng said speechlessly. He swore that he would never take these two out to go shopping again, it was a shame.

"Brother Xiao, look! That thing glows. Yu Wenlang pointed to a strangely shaped lantern and shouted loudly, causing passers-by around him to look at him. Chu Xiaofeng held his forehead with his right hand, pulled Yu Wenlang down, and said in a low voice: "That's a lantern, there is a candle in it, of course it can shine." ”

"Lanterns? Isn't it, isn't that what I see in the lanterns? Yu Wenlang stretched his neck, looked at the lantern carefully, and asked suspiciously.

"Alright, let's go ahead and have a look, maybe there's something more fun." Chu Xiaofeng smiled, he really didn't want to explain more, in case Yu Wenlang got to the bottom of it, wouldn't he have to worry with him about the lantern issue all night.

"What Brother Xiao said is that you see that the poisonous old man has long since disappeared." Yu Wenlang laughed and pointed to the poison doctor who got into the crowd and said. Chu Xiaofeng looked up and saw a large group of people not far away, as if there was something lively to see. He smiled slightly, and said softly, "Let's squeeze over and have a look, maybe we can see something interesting." ”

"What Brother Xiao said is extremely true." Yu Wenlang smiled, and didn't care about the two officers and soldiers behind him, he picked up Chu Xiaofeng and squeezed into the crowd, he was tall and big, and he was a person who practiced martial arts, so he quickly pulled Chu Xiaofeng to the front of the crowd.

I saw a dozen guards in armor standing in the middle of the road, and behind them, kneeling three prisoners in prison uniforms, each with a sign in front of them, on which were written their respective charges.

Chu Xiaofeng glanced at the three signs, his pupils shrank, and he broke out in a cold sweat. These three people turned out to be Jiang Wenzhong, the squire of the military department, Ma Dexian, the squire of the household department, and Qiu Gaoyue, the head of the Imperial Forest Army. It seems as if someone is deliberately trying to humiliate them so that they are worse off than dead.