In the twenty-ninth section, several people declined the boss's kindness and walked out of the store. Zhu Xiaolong walked over, pulled Wu Ming's sleeve and said, "Master, today's Lantern Festival, I finally asked for leave from my grandfather, and you have to accompany me and my sister-in-law to celebrate the Lantern Festival today no matter what." ”

Wu Ming was startled, his head shook like a drum, and he said, "No, I still have to buy some daily necessities today, and I'm going to prepare for it." After speaking, he was afraid that Zhu Xiaolong would stay again, so he hurriedly said to Xiao Bi, who was standing not far away, You Zi and Zhu Yuqing muttered: "Xiaobi, don't you want to buy new cloth?" What else to buy, let's go and see together. ”

After a short while, Zhu Yuqing had already chatted with Xiaobi, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years. Wu Ming shouted a few times before she reacted, and said a little dazedly: "What? Wu Ming repeated what she had just said, but she jumped up as if she had stepped on a snake, and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Don't buy it, don't buy it, I'll buy it another day." After saying that, he ran away into the distance. Before leaving, he didn't forget to turn his head and said, "Miss Zhu, I have something urgent today, let's talk about it another day, remember to come to the palace to sit and sit when you have time." ”

Zhu Yuqing agreed, Wu Ming suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that he, the "future uncle", in the eyes of this little girl, can't even match Zhu Yuqing, but what's wrong with this little girl today? Buying something is like being a thief.

Now that even Xiaobi is gone, he can't shirk Zhu Xiaolong's request. Zhu Xiaolong was very well prepared, and even the sedan chair was prepared with three tops. Wu Ming couldn't resist him, so he had to get on one of the sedan chairs, Zhu Xiaolong waited for Wu Ming to get on the sedan chair, and then he shouted proudly: "Go, go to Baihe Tower." ”

Hundred Crane Tower is one of the famous restaurants in Nanning, according to legend, when this building was built, there are cranes volleying into the air, coiled in this building, stayed for three days before leaving. This incident has been passed down to this day and has become a legend, and whether there is such a thing is also a mystery. However, it is precisely because of this allusion that it attracted a large number of literati and ink writers to come to this building to meet the scene, and this restaurant suddenly became famous, and finally became the first floor in Nanning.

Zhu Xiaolong had already booked a place in this Hundred Crane Tower, and the three of them got off the sedan chair, and Xiao Er had already led the three of them all the way to the top floor. I can't sit for a while, it's dark outside, but the Lantern Festival below has begun, 10,000 lanterns are built into a mountain of lights, lanterns and fireworks, gold and blue are shining together, and the splendid scenery is intertwined. Zhu Yuqing Yingying stood up, poured a glass of wine for Wu Ming, then poured a glass for herself, raised her glass and said clearly: "Tomorrow, Lord Wu will be an envoy to Kyoto, and Yuqing is here to wish Lord success in his horse, save the people from fire and water, and stop the army from budding." ”

She was already moon-eyed and starry-eyed, but at this time, under the light, she looked even more delicate, Wu Ming looked at the pair of five fingers holding the cup like peeling onion roots, and for a while, she was stunned. heart, but faintly painful.

I don't know how the meal ended. After Wu Ming arrived, his heart was in turmoil, but he was drinking stuffy wine, but fortunately, there was still a Zhu Yuhu chirping during the banquet to enliven the atmosphere, and the meal was not so dull.

By the time Zhu Xiaolong sent Wu Ming back to the "Guards Palace", it was already past the end of the day. The whole yard was silent. Today is the Lantern Festival, according to the regulations, Nanning City will not be banned tonight, Yang Xiong also gave everyone a holiday, and all the soldiers of the Guards Battalion went out to go crazy.

When the two carriages of the Zhu family had gone away, a soldier on duty said with a smile: "My lord, you are really blessed, Miss Zhu came this afternoon and pulled a cart full of things, all of which are daily necessities, and my lord doesn't go to see it." Speaking of this, he squeezed his eyebrows and smiled evilly.

Wu Ming was suddenly angry, ignored the warrior, and walked straight towards his small courtyard. When he walked into the house, he lit a candle, and there was a large and delicate box in the room, and he opened the box with his hand, only to see that there were layers of clothes neatly folded inside. Even copper mirrors, wooden combs and other things are readily available. He smiled bitterly, it seems that this Zhu Yuqing has really prepared a set of travel equipment for the girls.

He picked up a fur from the box, which was supposed to be a fox fur, and it was very delicately made. On the clothes, there is a faint fragrance, which is Zhu Yuqing's unique body fragrance. With the respect of Zhu Yuqing's daughter, it is impossible to sew clothes for himself with his own hands, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, hoping to get rid of this messy idea.

In the distance, from time to time, you can see bunches of fireworks exploding in the air, and the ever-changing fireworks gracefully unfold her smiling faces of light yellow, silver white, washed green, light purple, clear blue, and pink, which are beautiful. Huge fireworks bloomed in the air, petals rained down, and there was a faint smell of gunpowder in the air. All kinds of fireworks exploded in the air, and vaguely, it seemed to have turned into a pretty face, like He Yi, like Zhu Yuqing, and even vaguely like Xuanyuan Ling.

Looking at the fireworks in the sky, he couldn't help clenching his fists and muttered, "Anyway, the new year has really begun." ”

※※※When Lin Yinghuan came from the north, he was almost silent. But before leaving, it can be regarded as lively, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an empty alley. Almost all Jiangnan officials came to attend the farewell ceremony.

When the tall city wall of Nanning City became smaller in the field of vision, Lin Yinghuan retracted his gaze and said to Wu Ming, who was contemplative by the carriage: "Lord Wu, your popular Cheng Dù in Nanning is really surprising to the old man, so many people are here. ”

This time, Wu Ming, as a return envoy, Zhu Huai had already publicized it with great fanfare. Lin Yinghuan also knew that most of these people who saw him off were coming for him, the commander of the guard battalion, and had nothing to do with him.

Wu Ming, as the commander of the guards battalion, naturally couldn't stay in the carriage like Lin Yinghuan. At this time, he was riding a horse and following the convoy slowly. Lin Yinghuan's words pulled him back from his contemplation, and he didn't answer, just smiled and said, "Lord Lin, when you come to Kyoto in the future, I hope you will take care of it more." ”

Lin Yinghuan smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Wu, don't make fun of me, when you get to Kyoto, it's good if I don't trouble you." ”

What he said was the truth, Lin Yinghuan was also under house arrest by Zhu Huai before he went out, and he was blind to the situation in Kyoto. Even Tao Ren had been imprisoned, not knowing, Wu Ming glanced at Xiao Fei and the others who were following Lin Yinghuan's carriage, and shouted: "Lin Wu, tell everyone to hurry up, strive to get to Lord Dai as soon as possible, cross the river, and go to Hanshui City in Qingyang Province to rest." ”

Lin Wu immediately agreed, and fought with the ten soldiers of the Guards Battalion, speeding up the pace of advancement. This time Wu Ming returned to the north, Yang Xiong was still a little worried about Wu Ming, and specially asked Lin Wu to bring a soldier from the guard battalion to follow Wu Ming, now the guard battalion is in short supply, Wu Ming wanted to resign, Tian Hong said on the side: "My lord is now the commander, and as an envoy, how can I not weaken my own scene." Wu Ming thought about it, and had to let him.

Wu Ming, the envoy, did not bring as many people as Lin Yinghuan, but there were hundreds of people. and Lin Yinghuan combined, the entire team is almost nearly a thousand people. With such a large team, it is naturally impossible to go from the wharf to the Guò River, and only the sailors stationed outside Nanning City are labor.

Dai Yu's sailors were stationed two miles east of Nanning City, out of Nanning City, and the team arrived within a short while. Before arriving at the naval camp, I saw the entire naval camp coming and going, all kinds of sampans, ships, and boats running back and forth in the naval camp, and a neat trumpet came from the camp from time to time.

When the team walked into the camp of the navy, only a gong was heard, the sluice gate of the camp slowly opened, and a building boat nearly ten zhang high slowly sailed out from inside. "Judging by his appearance, I guess he has been waiting here for a long time.

The ship was tall and large, and the hull paint was still very new, and it was obvious that it had been produced recently. For such a large ship, it is more than enough to hold a thousand people. Wu Ming's heart moved, from this point of view, Zhu Huai was not unprepared for the upcoming civil war, such a large ship could not be completed in a day or two. I just don't know, like this giant of water warfare, how many sailors are there in the entire Jiangnan? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at the sailor camp again.

The whole naval camp is equivalent to a water city, wide in the south and narrow in the north, irregular rectangle, negative mountains and rivers, and the shape is steep. In the camp, the only water exit is this water gate, which slowly closed after the appearance of this building ship, and now at a glance, you can only vaguely see some towers and all kinds of ships swimming in the camp. As for the details inside, I can't see it clearly.

He was looking here, and the ship was already sailing towards the sound of the trumpet. It was still far away, and Dai Yu had already jumped off the boat, but he landed without being surprised. He smiled and said, "Why, is Lord Wu still interested in me, my burrow?" When you come back, I will definitely take you to have a good visit. ”

Wu Ming smiled faintly and said: "Lord Dai is too modest, such a majestic water fortress, I can't praise it, how can I say it." ”

The two of them talked and laughed all the way, and everyone in the entourage had already boarded the boat through the dock built by a barge. "Let's go." Dai Yu snorted softly. "Phew." All the sailors on the deck shouted their neat trumpets, and the behemoth slashed at the waves, carrying the thousand or so men, and slowly headed north.

Although the Lantern Festival has been opened, the entire river is still cold, scraping on the face, like a boning knife. Lin Yinghuan introduced Wenchen, naturally unbearable, and hid in the cabin early. Dai Yu stepped forward, stood on the bow of the boat with Wu Ming, and suddenly said: "Lord Wu, this time you are going to the north, please be more careful along the way, and you must come back completely." ”

There were many inexplicable meanings in his words, Wu Ming turned his head, looked at him and said with a smile: "Master Dai, don't worry, last year's southern expedition, there was no one in ten who survived, and I came back safe and sound in such a dangerous situation, not to mention this time." Dai Yu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just let out a long sigh.

The two stood proudly in the bow of the boat, speechless for a moment. Looking back at the head of Nanning City in the distance, as well as the faint naval camp, Wu Ming couldn't help but let out a long breath. Under the feet, the wind blows, the light Lang is thick, and the waves are surging. In the river breeze, it seems that everyone speaks, with a fluttering ending, like a dream.