Chapter 197: A Thousand Miles of Sailing
Three days passed in a flash, and all the people who should have resigned had resigned, and Han Fei was determined to prepare for the road. Du Wei made up his mind to stay in the civil declaration for three years, and there was no close person to accompany him when he entered Beijing this time, of course, he brought a scholar to serve the book.
Originally, Lan'er also wanted to follow her peers, but was left behind by Han Fei. Lan'er was the liaison arranged by the White Lotus Sect Master Xiuniang, and Han Fei left her in Jinling, with the intention that in case the Han Mansion was in danger, she could get foreign aid through her.
Han Fei and Xue Baoqin rushed to Gaochun County together, stayed in the abandoned temple overnight, and was once presented with a black jet-black short sword known as "Supreme" by an old woman from Wulinqi. Before leaving, he handed over the short sword to Ling'er in public, announcing that Ling'er would lead the Hanfu Courtyard on his behalf, and no one was allowed to interfere.
He gave Ling'er this right, of course, for a reason. Ling'er's own martial arts skills are clever on the one hand, Ling'er's father is the leader of the beggar gang, which is convenient for communication and contact, and at the same time integrates responsibilities and powers, which is also conducive to rapid response and will not become a mess.
In the affairs of the family, Xue Zhen Yu Shiying took care of it outside, and the few women in the house were not fuel-efficient lamps, and he also made some emergency preparations, so he could basically rest assured.
Han Fei is about to leave. Of course, this scholar is not an ordinary house slave, but is the best of a group of nurses trained by Ling'er himself, both serving life and protecting.
The road guide about travel, the paperwork for the exam registration and a few silver tickets, Han Fei hid them closely, and the scholar carried a bookcase with some books and stationery in it, washing and changing clothes. These lines, at first glance, are all images of standard exam-takers, but when they fall in the crowd, no one will see anything special about them compared to ordinary moves.
This is extremely incommensurate with Han Fei's status, with his current net worth, not to mention that he wants to travel in fresh clothes and angry horses, at least he has to send a special convoy to the capital, just like Xu Zheng of the Xu family in Jinling went to the capital, there are more than a dozen people waiting by him.
Why did Han Fei deliberately keep a low profile, even to such a shocking degree? In fact, this is also a helpless move, his fame is too great now, it can be said that it is the level of attention, he doesn't want to travel in a high-profile manner, so that he will be talked about. At the same time, he got reliable news that on the way to the capital, Shilin in many places had already released rumors that they wanted to meet him with a letter or something. How could he have that time? Simply serve simply, walk with ordinary lifters, and settle quietly.
The habitual route of the Jinling people who went out to Beijing this time was to take a boat to Yangzhou, and then transfer to a ship in the canal to get off the ship at Tongzhou Wharf, and enter Beijing by land. This route is a path that Xue Fei is very familiar with, where is there fun and delicious food along the way, he is like a number of treasures, and he introduces them to Han Fei one by one, if it is not for Han Fei's refusal, he is ready to give his family to Han Fei as a guide.
Wang Ruolan and others originally planned to go to the riverside wharf to see them off, but Han Fei vetoed them, and he repeatedly emphasized that this was a route for tourists to concentrate and dispel their family's worries. In front of the Han Mansion, Han Fei said goodbye to his family, was accompanied by Xue Zhen to the riverside wharf outside Rujiang Gate, said goodbye to Xue Zhen, and took the scholar to board the passenger ship down the river.
The passenger boat went down the river, and the speed was very fast, but it was half a day to reach the first transfer point Yangzhou. When he arrived in Yangzhou, Han Fei suddenly remembered that his third brother Jia Baoyu had said that there was a cousin Lin Daiyu who was from Yangzhou, but unfortunately his uncle and aunt died young, leaving Lin Daiyu alone and living in Jiafu in the capital.
Yangzhou is a famous place in the world, Li Bai had the feeling of "fireworks in Yangzhou in March", and Yangzhou's snacks are also prestigious, but unfortunately Han Fei did not have much time to visit this trip. He must hurry up and sail north, it is already the middle of November, and if it is a little later, the canal in the north will be frozen, and the journey into Beijing will be very difficult.
This period of time is the peak period for Juzi to enter Beijing to catch the exam, Yangzhou is an important canal transfer point, there are a lot of people wearing Juzi costumes on the wharf, Han Fei and the two fell into the crowd, and they are no different from ordinary people. Those who entered Beijing to participate in the examination were not only the new lifters of the same department as Han Fei, but also the lifters who had fallen over the years, many people may have heard of his name, but they don't know him, which also made him have a lot less trouble socializing.
There are also a lot of passenger ships running long-distance business in the canal, the shouts of the guys on the dock to solicit business come and go, the grades of the passenger ships are also different, the ordinary passenger ships are also a large cabin, everyone is crowded together, the high-end passenger ships have private rooms, the comfort level is needless to say, of course, the price is also very different.
When he got here, there was no need for Han Fei to be deliberately low-key, he couldn't get along with himself, the road from Yangzhou to Tongzhou was far away, and it couldn't be reached in a few days, if he didn't sleep well and didn't eat well, wouldn't he be looking for guilt? He instructed the waiter to book a private room on the most upscale passenger ship, and then bought a lot of famous snacks in Yangzhou near the dock and brought them on the passenger ship.
The passenger ship private room is very well done, with a lot of space, like a special preparation for the local tyrant's travel, which not only has the owner's rest bed, but also a place for the next person to rest on the side, and there are all kinds of books, bookshelves, four treasures, and so on. As soon as Han Fei checked into the private room, the guys on the ship immediately brought refreshments, and the service was quite in place.
With such a comfortable resting place, the long-distance trip will not be too difficult, Han Fei is very satisfied, and asks the waiter to sort out the luggage, and go out for a walk to familiarize himself with the environment on the ship.
The passenger ship has three floors, and the upper two floors are private rooms, that is, local tyrants like him live, and the private rooms he lives in are on the third floor. He glanced at it, and there were already many private rooms occupied, and there were signs of people tidying up in the private room next to him. The lowest floor of the passenger ship is a large cabin, and the space inside is already seven or eight percent full, and most of them are also going to Beijing to catch the exam.
Han Fei looked at it from top to bottom, from bottom to top, and roughly understood the layout of the cabin of the passenger ship, the more he went up, the more luxurious it became, and there were only three private rooms on the third floor, which means that the scholar waiter set the most luxurious private room on the passenger ship. Now it's okay, it's impossible for him to keep a low profile, and he can't help but secretly complain to the waiter. Fortunately, there is a resident on the third floor, which finally alleviates the feeling of "unbearable cold in high places".
In fact, Han Fei laughed at himself, he still liked a comfortable life, went back to the room to freshen up the dust, ate some snacks, and sat next to the bookcase to read a book.
About three quarters of an hour later, the passenger ship started with the shouting of the boat guys, and the teacups on the bookcase shook slightly, and Han Fei hurriedly picked it up, lest the tea inside spill out and wet the scroll.
At this moment, a clear chant suddenly came from outside, "The green mountains are hidden in the water, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered at the end of autumn." On the moonlit night of the twenty-four bridges, where does the jade teach? ”
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