Thinking and moving, early the next morning, I got up and asked Your Majesty to leave Beijing to inspect the target county, and Your Majesty was allowed to play.

I wanted to leave that day, but there was some news from the Red Pavilion, and I simply solved it, it was past noon.

The target county is a long way away, this time out, it has to be a while to come back, I remembered that I haven't been to the old prince Rong for a long time, so I told Luzhu and the others to prepare first, leave early tomorrow morning, and instead put on a brocade canopy, and go to the Rongwang Mansion through the alley.

The old prince was in good spirits, drinking tea in the house and teasing the birds, and when he saw me, he pulled me to the side room to play chess as usual, one game after another, and he was very happy.

I won't say much about his chess skills, either sending the chess pieces to the eye, or overpowering the horse's legs, several times I couldn't even let him, but he himself still felt that he was a master among the masters, and let me praise him while playing.

I boasted very much about my conscience, hey, it's okay if he's happy......

Finally played a game of chess, I found an excuse to withdraw, he knew that I was going to target the county, and he was happy, saying that there is a kind of rice wine in the target county is particularly good, he has always wanted to taste it, but he didn't have a chance, and told me to bring him a few jars back.

He looked like a child, so I nodded my head in response.

Coming out of the old prince's mansion, it was getting late, I wanted to go to the general's mansion to see the old housekeeper, I thought about it, after all, I didn't go, I returned to the county lord's mansion, the green beads have been prepared for dinner, after I used it, I called the mother-in-law to ask for hot water, and took a warm flower bath, and the fatigue of many days seemed to dissipate a lot.

It was already near, and I really didn't feel sleepy at all, so I picked up the core, found a thick book to read, and after reading a few pages, I felt that I couldn't calm down.

The warm jade on my wrist was a little moist and warm, and I raised my wrist and gently stroked the smooth bracelet surface.

I don't know, what Xuanyuan Chen is doing, at this time, he shouldn't have fallen asleep......

I was stunned for a moment, and then something suddenly came to mind.

Before returning from the frontier, Suho gave me a bag and a leopard carving, and told me to open it when I was in trouble and follow the place in the bag to find the leopard.

The situation of the two kings seizing the crown prince has passed, and now, there is nothing too difficult. Thinking about the rumors about Su Ho, Your Majesty, and the military talisman in Beijing before, I was curious......

Could it be ......

I thought about it, and finally found the bag and slowly opened it.

Qingchan Temple, the abbot of the Fayuan.

Fayuan, isn't it just that the great monk who has been lecturing to the old lady all these years......

Su Huo asked me to go to Qingchan Temple when I was in trouble, did he want him to enlighten me......

After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't explain it.

I lit the note on the candle flame, carved the leopard into my bag, and went to the bookshelf to hide it behind a few thick books. I also folded the notes that Xuanyuan Chen left for me neatly according to their size, and also covered the back of the bookshelf.

On the side of my gaze, I saw the red lacquered wooden box retrieved from Suho's study under the bookshelf.

Squatting down to pick it up, I took out the leather map again.

This thing, so small, what is it used for......

Hidden in the city, there are also a lot of talented people in the people, this time I went to the target county, to see if there is a way to find someone to ponder, maybe, there will be unexpected surprises......

I put the leather ball and the jade pendant with me, flipped through the album again, and then fell asleep.

This may be too much thought before going to bed, and this night of sleeping. First I dreamed of mountains, then I dreamed of many people I didn't know, and finally, I dreamed of Su Tianmu's mother, Luo'er.

She is on the top of a verdant mountain range, the wind blows her scattered hair, the corners of her skirt flutter, looking back and smiling, a hundred flowers bloom......

I seemed to wake up for a while, and when I fell asleep again, I had a dream about my father.

My father, dressed in court robes, with a crown of black sand on his head, stretched out his arms to me in a field of tender grass.

"Luan'er, come here......" he smiled.

I ran like crazy, and suddenly there was a fog in front of me, and there was nothing in my eyes......

"Father, father......"

I shouted anxiously to chase after it, and the green grass around me suddenly changed color, and a red liquid seeped out of the ground, and in just a moment, the ground turned into a sea of red.

The Red Sea rose so fast that it soon reached the height of my waist, and I tried to run, but many withered hands came out of the Red Sea, and one of them grabbed my arm and dragged it down as hard as he could.

"Don't!" I was frightened, I tried to break free, but I was grabbed by more withered hands, struggling, kicking, and beating, but I couldn't escape, and I finally sank powerlessly into the red sea.

"Ahh My heart was suffocating as if it was about to explode, I kicked it violently, and when I opened my eyes, it was still dark outside the window, and it was not yet ugly.

I sighed, only to find that I was sweating from sleep, got up and poured a cup of tea, which was slightly better.

Father, I haven't dreamed for a long time, but you still haven't avenged you?

Father, mother, little sister, you are waiting for it to be soon, it will be soon......

I sighed lightly, turned around and wanted to take the glass ball, but I found that next to the ball, there was a ball of hairy things.

The two little civets, one inside the ball and the other outside the ball, were already asleep.

I, walking slowly, gently took the running one in my hand, the little thing was very agile, and suddenly woke up, staring at me with big blue eyes.

I thought it would be running again, but it just looked at me for a moment, closed its eyes, nestled in my hand and fell asleep again.

Dot......

I smiled slightly, carefully put it back on the shelf, and then walked back to the couch, where I opened my eyes to see the green beads waiting beside me.

It was said that it was an inspection, but it was inappropriate to make the pomp too big, so he only brought seven or eight people with him, and after simplifying his bags, he set off.

Shengjing is very far away from the target county, day and night also have to travel for ten days, to catch up with the winter snow, the carriage and horses are not easy to walk, plus this way, I deliberately traveled the mountains and rivers, and walked for fifteen days before reaching the boundary of the target county.

"Miss, in a few hours, we'll be in the target county. Look, Miss, there are a few trees with purple leaves. Lu Zhu lifted the curtain and glanced at the general, and her face was very happy.

This girl, the first time she went out, it's been half a month, and she still likes everything.

I followed her gaze and said, "That's Songtan, just like Songbai, and the fourth level is like this." ”

"Oh, that's right." Midori nodded, put down the curtain and began to peel the dried fruits on the plate, and when she had peeled a few, she handed it over and said, "Miss, it's been a day today, and I don't see anything to eat, let's eat a dried fruit." ”

I answered, twisted one and put it in my mouth, and just chewed it twice, when the carriage suddenly stopped, and if it hadn't been for the steady hold, it would have almost been thrown out.

"How did you drive, why did you still hold on, what if you fell Miss!?" Luzhu's little eyebrows furrowed, and he drank very unhappily.

"What's going on out there?" I straightened up again and sat down.

"Back to Miss, there is a big hole in the middle of the road, hidden under the snow and not found, the wheels are stuck in the snow, Miss rest assured, the wheels are not deep, and you can leave immediately." Donghu explained outside.

"It's okay, take your time."

Donghu answered, and after a while, the car moved slowly again, but it didn't move for a while, and the car was so heavy that it almost threw me out.

This time, Lu Zhu was in a hurry, and directly got out of the carriage, and said angrily, "Will you look at the road, how to drive, after a while, your head will be dizzy!" ”

Donghu is an honest temper, and immediately whispered, "There's really no way, the side road is like this, and I have been very careful to detour, but some potholes are hidden in the snow, and I can't see clearly!" ”

"Hmph, if you can't see clearly, you have to look carefully." Green Zhu snorted, and the anger in his tone was obviously a little less than before.

I smiled slightly, and also picked up the curtain and went out, and looked ahead, but I was surprised.

As far as the eye can see, there are potholes in front of you, and the big pits and small pits are connected, which makes you can't bear to look at it directly.

The road we traveled was an official road between the two cities.

Xi Qi paid great attention to details, and every three years, he would allocate money to rebuild the official roads of the city.

If I remember correctly, in the early spring of this year, a batch of silver was allocated from the treasury for the repair of the state and county, how could the official road of this target county be such a pothole.

I winced my eyes slightly, jumped out of the carriage, and took a closer look at the potholes on the ground. These potholes are very deep, the soil layer is already a little crispy, and the turquoise layer that was originally paved on the road has long since changed color.

The turquoise inside has been worn out, and this road has not been rested for at least five years!

This is the official way! Shengjing has already allocated money, but this official road has not been repaired, and the courage of the city lord of the target county is really too big!

And also......

The official road has not been repaired, which is also a major event, why don't you see someone handing over the book of the people to play? Could it be that there's something wrong with this......

"Miss, it's cold outside, go back to the carriage quickly." Green beads approached at some point and draped a thick brocade canopy over his body.

I glanced down at the road, it was full of potholes, and the carriage could not go a few steps before it would be carried into the pit again, and it was not too far from the target county, so let's walk.

I turned back and said a few words, and the money went on my way.

The further I went, the more potholes the road became, and after walking for half an hour, the walking was a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, after walking forward for a while, there was a guessed dirt road on the side of the official road.

It was more than a meter wide, and it was much smoother than the official road, so we walked along the dirt road, and after a while, the carriage behind us also caught up, and it happened to be a little cold, so we got into the carriage again.

"Miss, warm your hands." Lu Zhu handed over the red sandalwood hand warmer, I had warm jade on my wrist, but it was not cold, so she poured warm ginger tea for me.

As soon as I drank a glass, a few shouts suddenly came from outside the car, "Hey, hey! Carriage ahead, stop and stop! ”

I lifted the curtain to look, and more than ten meters in front of me, there were more than 20 strong men.

These people are dressed in orthodox guard clothes, holding weapons in their hands, and their momentum is very arrogant.

"Hey, hey! Tell you guys, park the car. The man who took the folding stick at the head pointed impatiently.

We all changed our faces at this time, and we were wearing ordinary clothes, and I had told us to keep a low profile, so Donghu stopped the car and asked with a smile, "This official, but is there something?" ”

The man snorted and tapped a wooden board on the side with a folding stick in his hand, "Look here, look here!" It's written clearly. ”

When I looked sideways, I saw that the board was written in vermilion lacquer: "Three dollars for pedestrians, five dollars for carriages and horses, and goods for other purposes." ”

What does this mean......

Seeing Donghu's puzzled face, the man snorted again, "I don't understand, it means that pedestrians passing by from now on, each person has to pay three silver coins, and five coins for carriages and horses." One car, six of you. A total of twenty-three dollars were paid. ”

Donghu thought for a while and asked, "May I ask this official, what kind of fee do we pay?" ”

"What's the cost?" The man was happy. Glancing up and down at Donghu, "You've come from afar, right?" I don't seem to understand things......"

"Please make it clear." The East Tiger gave up.

The man nodded, "You're from this road, aren't you?" ”

Donghu nodded.

He smiled and pointed to his feet, "This road is not an official road, this is the people in the city who have worked hard to build it, spring, summer, autumn and winter, it took two years to repair the road, you have walked this road, don't you want to be grateful to the people who built the road?" If you are grateful, don't you show it? ”