That's fine, needless to say, and telling her that she'll be back at any time, so she shouldn't think much about it.

As for Ling Tiancheng's side, he had already discussed it with Li Fu.

During the New Year's Festival, no concubines are gone, the emperor wants to recuperate, and all urgent reports can be represented by Lord Luo Ke.

Of course, before this, Ling Tiancheng had already met Luo Ke in private.

It was in the Zichen Palace, and on the day of the sealing ceremony, all the ministers were there, and Ling Tiancheng said in front of them: "During the New Year's Festival, if there is an emergency, you ministers can consult with Lord Luo, and you don't have to go to the palace on purpose. ”

All the ministers were stunned and looked at Luo Ke.

He himself was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are panicked and can't afford such a big responsibility. ”

Ling Tiancheng pushed the boat down the river: "Then who does Luo Aiqing think can afford it?" ”

Luo Ke was embarrassed, if he said it to Zhuang Changyuan, it would undoubtedly tell everyone that the relationship between the two was not ordinary.

But if he didn't say that, he could only nominate the courtiers who stood on his side, so wouldn't the result be the same?

At the moment when he paused, Ling Tiancheng had already finalized the matter, and the sealing ceremony over there had officially begun, and all the ministers came out of the Zichen Hall and rushed out.

Ling Tiancheng and Zhuang Siyan both used the mode of emergency notification, and if this arrangement continued, the opponent would be defenseless, and he would not be able to think of a suitable word to refuse for the time being, so it would be easier to get into trouble.

But there is also a disadvantage, that is, when the other party really guesses his intentions, things may go in a direction that he cannot predict.

Of course, as the emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty, he would not only make arrangements for such a big matter, even if Luo Ke found out that he had left the capital later, someone would restrain him.

Everything was arranged for the day.

At night, Ling Tiancheng took Zhuang Siyan out of the palace and went to Wen Qing, taking away six first-class Jianghu masters from him, as well as a few fast horses.

The group went out of the city before the gates were closed, and headed south.

Soon after they left, Wen Qing entered the palace, lived in the Xuan Hall silently, and got along well with Li Fu.

After a few days, the change in temperature and the surrounding environment were clearly felt.

The six people who followed out also dispersed, divided into three groups, two of them rushed to the front to explore the way, and two of them stayed behind to press the back, leaving only two people to protect Ling Tiancheng and Zhuang Siyan.

In this way, the goal will not be too big, it will not attract the attention of others, and it will be easier to act.

The south is familiar to Zhuang Siyan, although everything she sees now is much behind, but the plants that are still green in winter, and the fruit trees that only survive on this land, bring her a sense of intimacy.

Coupled with the increase in temperature, the thick clothes on her body were slowly taken off, and the light outfit made her mood better.

She couldn't help it anymore on horseback, and suggested to Ling Tiancheng: "It's better to build a small palace here, and every year in winter, you will bring your concubine and your treasures to live." Return to the north in the summer, or go straight to the north. ”

Ling Tiancheng shook his head, and could only laugh at her suggestion.

He can come, but he can still bring the civil and military capital of the Manchu Dynasty?

Even if those ministers can do it, and their families or something, a large group of people from north to south, and then from south to north, what is the difference between moving the capital and moving the capital?

However, he was still very happy to see Zhuang Siyan so happy.

At least when the situation is stable in the future, he can take her out for a walk alone every year, which is also a good thing.

Before entering the southern border, Ling Tiancheng summoned all the people back and held a small meeting.

Two people took his handwritten book and contacted the person he was looking for first, while the other two went directly to the coastal capital to check the movements of Anjia.

Ling Tiancheng took the rest of the people and entered the country slowly, treating them as rich and young people who came out to play, entering the city when they encountered it, and stopping when they met the town.

Zhuang Siyan is happy everywhere, especially in the south, many foods are to her taste, and she often praises while eating.

This one is delicious, and that one is good, and I almost forgot what I came here for.

Ling Tiancheng is different from her, she has to observe the people's livelihood and suffering, and also check the development of various places, including whether there are people following them, or whether there is an army in the city.

Along the way, one person is responsible for eating, drinking, and having fun, and the other is responsible for safety.

It wasn't until he entered Jincheng, the capital of southern Xinjiang, that Zhuang Siyan collected his thoughts and began to observe the folk customs here and the situation on the streets.

Although it is coastal, it was not developed in ancient times, and because the land is salty, the crops did not grow well.

The people live by the sea, and because of the underdevelopment of tools, transportation and other restrictions are very limited, in fact, life is not very good.

But the south has the characteristics of the south, there are particularly good seafood, or the origin of the southern pearl, there are also corals and a lot of corresponding seafood.

It's just that these high-quality products can only be mined by local officials, and only official ships can go to the deep sea area.

Ordinary people are just working as coolies with official ships, and they don't even have the opportunity to see them, and they may be buried in the sea for various reasons.

In the wind of Jincheng, there is a salty taste, and fish and shrimp have become the main dish in the dishes of inns and restaurants.

After Zhuang Siyan and Ling Tiancheng settled down, they began to deliberately inquire about the news of An's family.

An Junhou is the commander here, covering the sky with one hand, naturally everyone knows about it, but people don't openly say bad things about him, let alone find out useful information.

On the third day of staying in the city, the person Ling Tiancheng contacted arrived.

Two dry, thin and black local petty officials, one is called Ban Lian and the other is called Zhu Hua.

When they saw that Ling Tiancheng was not like others, his legs were weak and he immediately threw himself to the ground, he just knelt down in accordance with the etiquette of an official, and his face was calm.

Ling Tiancheng didn't deliberately be dignified, or scare them, and got straight to the point: "In this month, I have received more than fifty invitations from two people, and after all, there are as many as two every day, why is this?" ”

Zhu Hua spoke first: "Please be sure that you are naturally asking for peace for the emperor." ”

Ling Tiancheng looked at the two people in front of him with sharp eyes, and he didn't answer for a few minutes.

The air pressure in the room dropped sharply, almost catching up with the royal palace in the north.

Zhuang Siyan rubbed his arms and stepped back twice, trying to stay as far away from Ling Tiancheng as possible.

But Zhuhua and Ban Lian were very reserved, and they didn't spit out a word.

Zhuang Siyan looked at this, and then looked at which one, he really couldn't help it, if he continued like this, he was afraid that Ling Tiancheng wouldn't be able to ask anything, so he found these two people in vain.

She leaned a little closer to Zhuhua and whispered: "Lord Zhu, you have traveled thousands of miles to the capital to send an invitation, and the emperor is here at this time, but he doesn't speak, do you want to wait for him to leave, and go to ask for peace twice a day?" ”

When Zhu Hua heard this, he glanced up at Zhuang Siyan.

When he went to see Ling Tiancheng again, he "pounced" and knelt down again: "Your Majesty, please forgive the officials for speaking bluntly......." ”

Even Zhuang Siyan was taken aback, but he didn't expect that as soon as Zhu Hua opened his mouth, he would burst out all the things in Jincheng in one go.

"Your Majesty, An Junhou not only oppressed the people and colluded with pirates, but also controlled all the excerpts that went to Beijing in his own hands.

The officials of Jincheng are either complicit with him, or they are killed by him, and the entire Jincheng, the southern part of Naizhi, now there is no one who can speak. ”

This was similar to Ling Tiancheng's estimate, but hearing the magistrate say this with his own ears, he was still extremely sad, and he felt even more sorry for the local people.

asked about the death of the son of the An family.

Zhu Hua said truthfully: "He really died, but he didn't die to fight the enemy, he still drank to death." ”

"Huh? Drinking to death? What is this operation? Zhuang Siyan looked at them and asked.

Speaking of this, even Banlian, who had been silent, couldn't help it.

"The eldest son of the An family has the name of a general, but in fact he is a straw bale drunkard, and he usually drinks flower wine in the hall, but if he goes to war, he is afraid that he will only give his head."

This Zhuang Siyan didn't understand even more: "Then his father still recommended him to go, wouldn't it be because he wanted his son to die?" ”

Ban Lian shook his head: "Of course not, those pirates originally colluded with the An family, saying that they were going to fight the enemy, but in fact they were going through the motions."

When the time comes, you can deal with it casually, and if you collect the troops, you can also ask the emperor for a reward and be promoted to one level. ”

Ling Tiancheng's face became deeper and darker, his eyes were already dark, his thin lips were pursed, although he didn't ask a word out loud, his face was cloudy.

Zhuang Siyan is not as deep as him, and now that people are in front of him, asking questions is much more reliable than guessing, and it is much faster.

"Master Ban, since everything is planned, how can Prince An drink to death?"

Speaking of this, both of them were half angry to death, threw away their previous reserves, and scrambled to say that Mr. An was not.

It turned out that before he went to suppress the bandits, he had a banquet at home as usual to celebrate his upcoming military exploits.

Most of the officials in Jincheng went, and naturally there were many people who slipped along the way, and said good things about a few big cars, and the more they drank wine.

As a result, early the next morning, the soldiers and horses were waiting at the gate of the city, but they did not see the eldest prince of An go for a long time, and sent the deputy general to take a look at the house.

An eldest son, after getting drunk last night, was sent back to the room by his subordinates, and died in the middle of the night without knowing what happened.

When the servant opened the door in the morning and called him, he was already dead, and his body was cold.

"And how the hell did he die?" Zhuang Siyan hurriedly asked.

Zhu Hua looked disdainful: "My lord, he just drank to death, he usually drank too much, and his body was damaged, but this time he thought that he was going to be promoted and make a fortune, and he drank too much in one go, so he died." ”

Judging from the expressions of Zhuhua and Ban Lian, this matter should be true, and the eldest prince of Na'an is really dead.

This can also explain why An Miaoer was sad and played the piano for so many days.

Although An Junhou has many children, only An Miaoer and An Dagongzi are born to the original match, the two are siblings, and their relationship is closer than others.

I think she also got the true faith, that's why she was so sad, so it seems that she was wrongly blamed before.