Chapter 185: Blackwater City
Since Yang Yunniang and Lin Junsheng told each other, Xiaoyu ordered someone to clean up a cabin next to Lin Junsheng, so that Yang Yunniang could take care of Lin Junsheng nearby.
She sent someone to Lin's house to report her safety, and brought some silver taels to Lin Junsheng's parents.
The next day, when the officials of the state government rushed to Jiang'an County, the second prince explained the ins and outs of the whole incident to these officials, and warned these officials that he had sent a secret decree to Emperor Tan in a hurry, so that they could not make any small moves before the holy decree came down.
After everything was explained clearly, the county lord's fleet finally set off, although Murong Hua had been standing by and watching in the past few days, but the fact that the grain in Guang'an Cang was sold out was deliberately controlled by Xiaoyu and did not reach Murong Hua's ears.
After all, the current relationship between Beiqiang and Da Tan is very delicate, no matter how Murong Hua is also the prince of Bei Qiang, if he learns that the Guang'an warehouse, which is a storage warehouse for armaments and grain, is empty, it is inevitable that he will not have any thoughts that are unfavorable to Da Tan.
Lin Junsheng's parents were very happy to learn that their son had survived, and they came by boat to see Lin Junsheng and Yang Yunniang early in the morning. Xiao Yu looked at their family hugging their heads and crying with joy, and they couldn't help but feel sorry in their hearts.
With the slow start of the official ship, Xiaoyu's road to harmony was reopened, and this time there were two more Lin Junsheng and Yang Yunniang on the boat, full of longing for their new life in the future.
This Grand Canal runs through the north and south of Datan, and is the most important economic artery of Datan, they take a boat upstream, and the whole journey needs to take a month's boat, and Lin Junsheng also happens to be on the boat to recuperate, otherwise his injuries are completely unable to withstand the bumps of the carriage.
More than a month later, Xiaoyu and his party abandoned the ship and boarded the car, and after several days of bumpy rides, they finally arrived at Blackwater City on the border of Datan.
It is no longer Wei Guogong who guards Heishui City, but General He, the deputy of An Guogong when he was still Jing'an Hou. Before Xiao Yu and his party arrived at the gate of Heishui City, General He had already personally greeted them ten miles away.
"The last general will meet the second prince and the lord of Anping!" As soon as the convoy stopped, Xiao Yu heard General He's rough voice sounding outside the carriage.
Before leaving, An Guogong told Xiaoyu and Guo Di in detail about the appearance, personality and relationship of the generals of Heishui City, and this General He is considered to be An Guogong's henchman.
Heishui City is an important town on the border of Datan, the high city wall tells the wind and frost of a thousand years, and the small fish quietly looks out from the carriage window, which is similar to the scenery along the way since getting off the boat, and what catches your eye is not only loess or loess.
At present, in the middle of summer, there is not a trace of wind, there is not a trace of clouds in the blue sky, the bright sun shines mercilessly, and there is no trace of green outside the entire Blackwater City.
General He led the Blackwater City garrison to open the way in front, and the entire convoy of relatives slowly drove into the city. Along the way, the men, women and children of Blackwater City came one after another to watch the county lord and his relatives, and the heroic second prince rode on a horse and won a lot of admiration.
Finally arrived here, Xiao Yu looked at Blackwater City, which was very different from the capital, and secretly sighed in his heart, Hou Ye could stay in this kind of poor and white place for many years, and he could be regarded as doing his best for Da Tan.
In order to welcome the county lord and the second prince and his party, General He requisitioned the mansion of the richest Song boss in Heishui City, but to be honest, this Song mansion is second to none in Heishui City, but if it is placed in the capital, it is simply not even comparable to the subordinate room of the former Hou Mansion.
As soon as Xiaoyu and his party settled down, the second prince couldn't wait to open the bag that Emperor Tan gave him before leaving.
Before Guo Di could read two sentences, his face froze, and then his complexion changed greatly. Xiao Yu looked curiously, and it turned out that there was a secret decree for General He in the bag.
The secret decree said that General He should send 3,000 men and horses to escort Xiaoyu to Beiqiang Wangcheng and his relatives, which was the proper meaning, but the latter sentence made Xiaoyu's face tighten. It turned out that Emperor Tan instructed the second prince in this secret decree to find a way to support Murong Hua to ascend the throne, so that Beiqiang fell into infighting, and had no time to take care of Da Tan.
At the end of the secret decree, Emperor Tan specially wrote that the second prince was allowed to control the 3,000 men and horses sent by General He, and he was allowed to act cheaply!
After reading the secret decree, countless thoughts popped up in Xiao Yu's heart, but a glimmer of hope appeared in his heart, which was already mentally prepared. Can you still not get along? If...... If Murong Hua suddenly made trouble before the big wedding and killed the prince of Beiqiang, wouldn't he have to marry him?
Immediately, she remembered the episode in "The Legend of Deer and Ding" she had seen in her previous life, when Princess Jianning married Wu Sangui's son, didn't Wei Xiaobao just find a way to castrate Wu Yingxiong.
As soon as Xiao Yu thought of this, he felt a chill in his heart. Hey, when did I start to transform, and now I don't even feel anything special when I think about killing. Or is this the disregard for ant-like subordinates as a superior person?
The team repaired in Blackwater City for three days, after all, the next road was not so easy, just to pass through the vast desert, it would take three full days just to prepare supplies and camels.
Although the population of Blackwater City is not large, and the buildings in the city look very simple, it is small and complete. At present, Beiqiang and Datan have not declared war, so there are also many Beiqiang faces in Heishui City, and they often bring horses, furs and other items to the city to exchange tea, salt and other necessities.
No one was idle in the past three days, Xiaoyu was busy helping Lin Junsheng and Yang Yunniang find a place to live and get married. The second prince and Murong Hua were busy discussing how to enter Beiqiang next.
The second prince has received a letter from the Beiqiang side, and the king of Beiqiang has also sent 3,000 troops to greet the county lord 100 miles outside the north gate of Heishui City, and will escort the county lord with the Datan army.
Lin Junsheng and Yang Yunniang decided to start their new life in Blackwater City, in order to make their lives better, Xiaoyu specially prepared a wedding for the two of them in Blackwater City, and also took care of General He, and took care of the two of them.
General He seems to be rude, but in fact he is a good person, he saw that the county lord and the second prince took care of Lin Junsheng and his family, so he simply asked his wife to recognize Yang Yunniang as his sister, and outsiders said that it was his wife's sister and brother-in-law who came to defect.
Lin Junsheng has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he is literate and illiterate, so General He simply arranged for him to become a clerk in the army. And Mrs. He usually organizes the military dependents to make some winter clothes, cloth shoes or something for the army, Yang Yunniang is good at female popularity, and just joined this army team.
Before they arrived in Blackwater City, Emperor Tan's will came. Wang County ordered the resale of military rations and plots against him, and was punished according to the theory of rebellion, all the men in the family were executed, and all the female dependents in the house were sold into slavery.
When Yang Yunniang heard this, she cried with joy, and even bought incense, candles, and paper money in the shops along the road to comfort her dead father with the good news.
After settling Yang and Lin, Imperial Doctor Zhou came to resign. Sending the county lord to Blackwater City safely, Imperial Physician Zhou's task was completed. The rest of the journey will be accompanied by a large group of military doctors from Blackwater, who are more familiar with the common conditions in the area.
After nearly two months of travel, Mrs. Zhou was worried about Qi Pan all the time. Now that he has finally arrived in Blackwater City, one of Imperial Physician Zhou's hearts has already flown thousands of miles away.
Looking at Imperial Physician Zhou, who had lost a lot of weight, Xiao Yuming Bai Fu took a wooden box and handed it to Imperial Physician Zhou: "Now that I say goodbye, I don't know when I will be able to see you and my eldest sister." Here is a little bit of my heart, so I will do it as a little gift to my big sister, and ask Mrs. Zhou to pass it on to my big sister! ”
Speaking of which, thinking of the end of the world from now on, and not knowing if he could reunite with Qi Pan, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel melancholy, his eyes swelled slightly, and he almost burst into tears.
Imperial Physician Zhou took the wooden box and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the county lord, Wechen will definitely do his best to take care of Qi Pan, Wechen swears to the ancestors of my Zhou family that he will take care of Qi Pan for a lifetime, so that she can spend her life happily and worry-free!" ”
Imperial Physician Zhou's earnest words made Xiao Yu slightly moved: "Imperial Physician Zhou, then my sister will please leave it to you!" ”
After bidding farewell to Imperial Doctor Zhou, it's time to set off. The July sun shone so hotly on the earth that people sweated after less than two minutes under the sun. The climate in Beiqiang is changeable, and once it enters October, snow will begin to fall on the grasslands, and the roads of the royal court will be blocked by snow.
Therefore, Xiaoyu's convoy should set off as soon as possible and strive to arrive at the Beiqiang Royal Court before the end of September.
"Send you a thousand miles, there will be a farewell!" Lin Junsheng raised a glass of wine high and brought it to his lips. Xiao Yu also raised his glass and smiled: "Persuade you to have a glass of wine, there is no one in Yangguan in the west!" Come on, drink this cup, I'm about to go out of Yangguan! ”
As soon as Xiaoyu's words fell, Lin Junsheng and Guo Di praised at the same time: "Good poetry! Guo Di thought to himself: "This little girl, who is usually inconspicuous, didn't expect even poetry to be so good!" ”
His youthful love was at the beginning of his life, and he walked with Xiaoyu for nearly two months, and he couldn't help but feel a little close to Xiaoyu. And at this moment, his admiration for Xiaoyu's talent made him transform his closeness to Xiaoyu into his love for Xiaoyu.
Xiao Yu didn't care about the young thoughts of the second prince at this moment, she drank all the wine in the cup and threw the wine glass hard: "Come on, come on, don't worry about the road ahead without a confidant, who in the world doesn't know you?" Lin Junsheng, don't worry, gold will always shine! ”
Murong Hua, who had been watching coldly from the side with a calm face, suddenly stepped forward, pulled the wine bottle in Xiao Yu's hand, and said to Xiao Yu in a resolute and gentle tone: "County Lord, you are drunk, let Xiao Wang send you to the carriage to rest!" ”
Xiao Yu's face was red, his eyes were slightly confused, and he was a little anxious to drink the two glasses of wine just now, and now he was already a little drunk.