After returning from the palace, Tan Jinchun, Lou Yingxian, Cao Pojun and others rushed back to the academy to pack their bags, after all, this expedition to the capital of Yuanmeng would not be able to return in a few months. They also had to say goodbye to their mentors and classmates, and there were still some important things to be done in the academy, so the emperor set the date of departure three days later to give them some time.

In comparison, Su Xiao from Suzhou and Hangzhou College, Chen Shanpu and Xiao Mengdie from Xiaoxiang College, as well as Zhu Qi and Wan Feijian from Wudang Mountain, they had already made preparations before going out, so there was no need to delay returning to the academy. Zhou Tieniu's family lives in Shenjing, although others are a little silly, but their understanding of the city of Shenjing is far beyond that of the fifth Tingyun, so in the past three days, he took the fifth Tingyun and Xiao Mengdie to shuttle around the big and small fang cities, and bought some practical things at a low price as much as possible in case of emergency.

Fifth, Tingyun originally wanted to go to the barracks outside the city to get a batch of horses, after all, they had to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, and it was impossible to kill them on foot. Although it is difficult to find a divine horse like the white crane lame three in the barracks, the soldiers and horses are much better than ordinary horses after a long period of training.

Just before he put this idea into action, someone from the palace sent fifteen healthy horses at one time, saying that it was His Majesty's grace, and specially selected the most powerful fifteen horses in the military camp this year.

Fifth, Tingyun, Xiao Mengdie, Su Xiao and others thanked the emperor.

These days, when the Fifth Tingyun and Xiao Mengdie followed Zhou Tieniu to run around, the three of Emperor Xing and Jinghua Academy never appeared, while Wan Feijian and Zhu Qi just fed each other swords in the backyard of the palace all day long, and they had the realm of ignoring others and practicing swords. Sikong Ming was much more divided, and most of the time he sat on the stone bench in the courtyard reading a book, if he was an uninformed person, how would he know that he was the little thief king who was famous in the land of Sanchuan and Jialing Provinces?

But others don't know, but Su Xiao knows it very well, she has always been mixed with Sikong Ming in the past three days, and she has a familiar feeling of seeing each other late and being an old friend for many years.

Chen Shan had been locking himself in his room, probably healing his injuries.

Xue Hanlu, Fang Fang, Gong Shang and others came to visit every day, and Dai Qinglian also followed, but unfortunately the fifth Tingyun was not there every time she went out, so the little girl had been pouting for the past two days and was not very happy.

In addition, on the day Miyamoto Takeki announced the new rules, the Martial God Building had already delivered the things to be transported by the Yanhua Empire team to the palace. It was three large iron boxes, made of pure iron, which were so heavy that they could be pressed out of the mud when placed on the ground. Each box is locked, as if to indicate that the transporter is not allowed to open it without permission. Fifth, Tingyun and Xiao Mengdie, in a curious mind, wanted to get out of the way to see what the Martial God Building wanted them to transport, but they helplessly found that in addition to the seemingly useless iron lock, the iron box itself was also prohibited, and their Yuan Force and Divine Sense couldn't even get close to the iron box!

In this case, although they are more curious, they are helpless.

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The day of departure has arrived.

Fifteen horses lined up in front of the palace gates.

The fifth Tingyun led the white crane lame three out of the mansion, the white crane was pure snow white, and immediately attracted the attention of the fifteen horses, and for a moment each horse was a little restless, or stepping on small steps, or gasping for breath in the nose, or the tail kept whapping, or couldn't help but lean towards the white crane lame three.

"It turns out that in the eyes of the animals, there is also a distinction between the noble and the lowly......

When Xiao Mengdie saw this scene, she sneered and said in an unknown tone.

At this time, Chen Shan drove out a carriage from the side gate of the palace, which was not large and was pulled by three horses. However, on the curtain of the carriage, there is a "Li" character embroidered with golden silk thread, and all Yanhua people should know its meaning. Fifth, Tingyun walked over and wanted to lift the curtain to take a look, after all, the three iron boxes were packed in the car, and he subconsciously wanted to check it himself.

Chen Shan sat down on the rut, did not get out of the way, and said softly: "I have checked it, no problem." ”

Fifth Tingyun was stunned for a moment, as if he felt a little strange about Chen Shan's attitude, in terms of the previous relationship between the two, Chen Shan's words always made him feel a little awkward. But at this moment, a carriage galloping from the palace stopped in front of the palace, and two columns of guards with knives stood behind the carriage, and then a shrill voice sounded:

"Fifth Tingyun, Xiao Mengdie, Tan Jinchun, Lou Yingxian, Tan Jinchun, Su Xiao, Chen Shanpour, Zhu Qi, Wan Feijian, Zhou Tieniu, come forward and listen to the order!"

Ten people stepped forward and bowed down to receive the order.

The father-in-law of the Xuanzhi said sharply: "It has been twenty-seven years since the initial name of Renhe was decided. Although the country is rich, the people are happy, and the evil is eliminated, but the level of cultivation is getting lower and lower. Today, there is a fifth Tingyun with Xiao Mengdie, Tan Jinchun, Lou Yingxian and other nine people to go on an expedition to the grand event of all nations, which is really a sign of the prosperity of Yanhua martial arts. I am very relieved, I will give a plaque, 100,000 gold coins, and a pair of thunder double moon rings, in order to spread the good news of the Yuan Dao Association and raise the prestige of our country!"

The fifth Tingyun and the other ten people shouted in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Immediately afterwards, the father-in-law reflexively took out a scroll from the car: "This is the geographical map map of Dongsheng Shenzhou specially made by His Majesty. ”

Fifth, Tingyun took it.

The father-in-law took out a half-arm-square wooden box and said, "This is the divine weapon that the Martial God Building gave to King Qing back then-the Thunder Double Moon Ring." Your Majesty has commanded that since you are going out to fight for your country, you should hand over this sharp weapon to you. ”

After putting away the map, the fifth Tingyun reached out to pick up the wooden box, and when the wooden box was in hand, he suddenly felt a sinking, and immediately subconsciously ran the yuan force to hold it up, so that the wooden box would not fall to the ground without his hands. He was surprised, although he didn't know the shape of the double ring in the box, but with the weight of this hand, he also knew that it must be extraordinary. After taking the wooden box, he felt that several pairs of eyes were shooting at him, he looked back, and just saw Li Zongqing, the king of Qing, looking at the wooden box in his hand in a daze, his eyes were slightly wet, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

And Li Qingping, who was standing behind Li Zongqing, also noticed her father's expression, and couldn't help but look at the fifth Tingyun with watery eyes, and that look was rare and pitiful.

"Here are 100,000 gold coins. ”

Before the fifth Tingyun had too many feelings, his father-in-law took out a Sumeru ring made of pure gold.

Fifth, Tingyun took it with both hands, thinking that he knew that the emperor was so generous, why did he and Zhou Tieniu wander in the large and small markets for three consecutive days, bargaining with those all kinds of merchants?

In the end, two of the guards behind the carriage stepped forward and took out a large plaque from the car. I saw five big gilded characters written on it: "Renhe Ten Gentlemen"! In the lower left corner, there is a signature: Renhe 28th year of the twilight spring imperial pen.

When everyone saw this, they knelt down and bowed: "Thank you for your grace." ”

When all the things were taken care of, the ten men turned over their horses, raised their long whips, and a total of nineteen horses and a carriage galloped along the Jingzhong Avenue to the outside of the city. Along the way, the people are in the middle of the road to bid farewell, the soldiers patrolling the city build a human wall to open the way, and the plaque of "Ten Gentlemen of Benevolence" is held up by two strong guards and follows closely behind the convoy, the gongs and drums are noisy, joyful, and the liveliness is especially the Spring Festival.

The convoy walked out of the Qinglong Gate and stepped onto the official road.

The farewell stops.

The person who delivered the plaque continued to walk out of the official road for three miles, stopped at Wanli Mountain, and watched the convoy go away.

Later history books record that the "gentleman's plaque" is inscribed with the royal pen, such as His Majesty in person. The emperor personally sent the expedition team to the foot of the mountain three miles outside the city, repaired the pavilion and put up a plaque, called the "gentleman's pavilion".