Chapter 223: The Journey

"I know." Mu Hongsheng opened her big bright eyes and nodded seriously, "But I don't think I need to say it, the eldest brother has a good psychology." ”

"But Grandmother doesn't want you to be too sensible." Old Madam Mu sighed, "Miss Xie Si is right, getting married is a lifelong thing. If you want to live together for a lifetime, nothing is more important than what you like. Alas! I don't know where this kid has gone, and when he will come back......"

"Yes......" Mu Hongshang also whispered, "Big brother has been gone for almost ten days, right?" Isn't it already in Zhendingfu......"

Mu Zhengyi, who was nagged by Mrs. Mu and Mu Hongsheng, had not yet arrived at Zhending Mansion at this time, and he did delay some time on the road, which stemmed from an accident a few days ago.

In fact, King Yi set off earlier than King Xin, and the day after Mu Zhengyi sent Mu Hongshang and Mrs. Mu San to Jinghui Temple, he set off with King Yi to Zhending Mansion.

To a certain extent, the two brothers, King Yi and King Xin, really have some similar hearts and minds, and some ideas are very close. For example, they all chose to travel lightly and walk separately from their own honor guards. It's just that unlike Zheng Ying, Zheng Jin did not choose to ride a horse, but took a carriage to Zhending Mansion.

King Yi's guard of honor went all the way south along the official road, and Mu Zhengyi, as Zheng Jin's "specially invited" guard, naturally followed him.

But the serious military general Mu Zhengyi obviously would not choose to serve Zheng Jin as a servant or coachman, and Zheng Jin would not let Mu Zhengyi hide around the carriage in disguise like an ordinary secret guard.

In fact, according to Zheng Jin's original idea, he wanted Mu Zhengyi to dress up as a rich boy to accompany him in the car, and the two would pretend to be friends traveling together. It's a pity that Mu Zhengyi is reluctant to accompany Zheng Jin in the car, but consciously undertakes the work of pathfinding.

All the way from the capital to Zhendingfu, it is much easier to walk than to Fengzhou, most of the areas along the way are plains, and walking along the official road is already the nearest road.

That is, after leaving Gyeonggi, the official road to Jindingfu has to go west for about a few hundred miles in order to bypass the Tiantong Mountains, and if you want to save some distance, you can go to the official road in the direction of Gangnam Road, to the east, and wait until you reach the foot of Tiantong Mountain, and then walk through the mountain path, which can save about two days of travel.

In order to save some distance, King Yi and his guards planned to leave Gyeonggi Road, then turn to the official road of Jiangnan Road, and then cross the mountain and then walk to the official road of Zhendingfu.

Zheng Jin and their speed is very fast, just two days have been out of the Gyeonggi area, the official road near Gyeonggi is very lively, Jinghu Road, Jiangnan Road, Hedong Road and Hebei Road cars and horses to Gyeonggi have to take this road into Beijing, so there are a lot of cars and horses coming and going on the road, and the road is very peaceful.

Out of the Gyeonggi ground, the road surface was cleared up, in order to prevent accidents, Zheng Jin's guard circle began to shrink, and every half an hour, only two guards were sent to take turns to explore the way.

One of the two guards who explored the path was Mu Zhengyi. He didn't usually go very far, and after about five miles of speed, he would slow down and wait for another escort to come over.

It wasn't that nothing happened along the way, for example, they encountered a torrential rain just after leaving Gyeonggi, and the small hillside they passed through landslides and rocks almost hit Zheng Jin's carriage; On the second day, when he was sharpening, he met the local snake who mistakenly took Zheng Jin, the son of Chinese clothes, as a fat sheep in the small town where he stayed.

However, for Zheng Jin's well-trained escort regiment, these are not big deals, and there is no need for Zheng Jin to pay attention to them personally, and the matter has already been dealt with silently.

So the road is not peaceful, and it is only for the guards, but for Zheng Jin, the master, the journey is smooth.

In this way, after a few days of driving, Zheng Jin and his entourage arrived near Tiantong Mountain and turned to the official road of Jiangnan Road.

The official road of Jiangnan Road is actually built along the foothills of Tiantong Mountain, there are many dense forests on both sides of the official road, and there are layers of mountains not far away, the environment is quiet and the scenery is extremely beautiful.

It's just that such a quiet scenery is a different appearance in the eyes of the guards, and the tranquility also means that it is sparsely populated and full of dangers.

This generation belongs to the junction of Chunzhou and Wangzhou, far away from the two state capitals, along the official road scattered in a few villages, sparsely populated, need to walk along the official road to the east for seventy miles, out of the foothills of Tiantong to have a decent town.

However, Zheng Jin and the others did not plan to walk along the official road all the time, they walked along the official road for about thirty miles, and they would take the winding mountain road into the mountain and pass through the mountain.

As soon as he embarked on this road, Zheng Jin's chief guard reminded everyone to be vigilant so as not to encounter accidents. Because the terrain of Tiantong Mountain is complex and it is the junction of the two states, there is no government army stationed here, so this road is not quite smooth.

"Be vigilant." As soon as he entered the range of Tiantong Mountain, Zheng Jin's chief guard issued a reminder. This chief guard is the commander of the four ranks of the Yojin Guard, and he is extremely experienced.

The chief of the guard treated his subordinates very harshly, but he was very polite to Mu Zhengyi, the "supernumerary night guard", and he even proposed that after entering the mountain, others would take on the task of exploring the road and guarding the road, and Mu Zhengyi would follow Zheng Jin's carriage on horseback.

Mu Zhengyi knew that the chief of the guard actually had good intentions, because he was afraid that he would find his way out of danger alone, and he deliberately took care of him. But Mu Zhengyi still refused, saying that he was still willing to undertake the work of pathfinding.

The chief of the guard did not force Mu Zhengyi, but only increased the number of people who explored the path from two to six, in groups of three, one bright and two dark. The chief of the guard instructed them not to go too far forward, but only three miles, and to take turns taking care of each other.

The one who is clearly exploring the way is called a whistle in the jargon of the guards, and the way of finding the way with the sword unsheathed and the whip is actually a kind of deterrent to the young people who hide evil intentions.

The official road under Tiantong Mountain is sparsely populated, and there are dense forests on both sides of the official road, such a special geographical environment is very suitable for ambushes, how can there be no bandits and bandits in such a place.

Zheng Jin's guards are all masters, although they are not afraid of robbers, but they are not willing to take risks to deal with a large group of bandits, after all, the safety of the master is the most important, their purpose is to hurry, not to suppress bandits.

Therefore, the purpose of the whistle is to warn the enemy in the shadows not to act rashly without knowing whether they are alive or dead.

It is really fitting that Mu Zhengyi, a majestic and serious martial artist, will be the whistle in the future. As soon as General Xiao Mu stepped on this road, he untied the Glaive Knife that had been carrying on his back.

The young general holding the Glaive Knife, beating his horse through the dense forest, roaring along the official road, only Mu Zhengyi was alone, and he walked out of the majestic momentum of thousands of troops and horses, which made people feel frightened.