Seeing that He Bao was swallowed up by the river, and Zhou Yongcheng also disappeared on the river, the corners of Fang Ling's mouth hooked up a sneer, his kindness is only to friends, only to the people, only to loyal ministers, if it is an enemy, if there is a trace of evil intentions to murder himself and his mother, then what awaits them will be the end of life, this creed has never changed, and it will never change!

Looking at the wharf that could no longer be seen in the distance, Fang Ling had a sense of relief, from the worry since leaving the palace, until now he really let go, because after crossing this river, there will be no more pursuers.

When they arrived at the Wuxian wharf, Fang Ling and his party left quickly, and the warship had already been cleaned, and there was no trace of the battle at all.

As for the result after Zhou Yongcheng and He Bao disappeared, Fang Ling knew very well in his heart.

Whether it was Pingtan Pass or Qingshui Pass, the assassination of the King of Shicheng was originally a secret, and for most soldiers and generals, the martial law of Pingtan Pass was due to the search for the three murderers who had committed the massacre in the jurisdiction of Zou County.

Therefore, the deaths of Zhou Yongcheng and He Bao will eventually fall to the three murderers, and there will be no more extraneous incidents, but I am afraid that Queen Song will not expect that these three wanted murderers are Fang Ling and his party.

Entering Wuxian, you have officially entered the northern boundary, and this is also a place beyond the reach of Queen Song. However, this does not mean that things will be easy, on the contrary, it is a place with many rights and wrongs.

The high-ranking and powerful generals of the Chu State are divided into two categories, one is the first-class general who guards the periphery of the imperial city, holds heavy troops, is highly favored, and has an extraordinary status, but most of them form a faction with the important ministers of the imperial court, and the other is the general who guards the border of the four directions, they also hold heavy troops, hold their own military achievements, and form their own faction system.

Among the border generals, the highest status is the four generals, namely the northern generals, the southern generals, the eastern generals and the western generals, and the fortresses they defend are respectively the North Dome Pass, the South Dome Pass, the East Dome Pass and the West Dome Pass.

The North Dome Pass, located in the center of the northern boundary, has roads extending in all directions, and 500,000 troops are stationed, as long as the northern general gives an order, it can support the various fortress towns on the border at any time.

In addition to the heavy troops of the North Dome Pass, the fortresses on the northern border also have tens of thousands or more than 100,000 garrisons, because this northern land has been plagued by wars and disasters since the establishment of the Chu State, bandits are in chaos, and all parts of the country gradually support their own troops, and it is the general who will not be subject to the orders of the king.

Therefore, for a Shicheng King who has a high status but has no real power, maybe everyone will be respectful on the surface, but there are not a few who are really willing to sell it.

Because of this, Fang Ling and his party did not go to see the northern general when they passed by the North Dome Pass, and the northern general did not seem to have any news of the king of Shicheng, as in the past, but when he passed by, Fang Ling found that this fortress was more prosperous than the fortress in the interior, and the quality of the soldiers was obviously higher, and there were many veterans with sharp eyes.

On the evening of the fifth day after passing through the North Dome Pass, the group arrived at a small town called Gukou.

Gukou Town is only half a day's journey from the fiefdom, and it took nearly 20 days to set off from the imperial city to this Gukou Town, which is 5 days more than the budget of the 15th, and this is still a fast horse along the way to calculate, if it is not for these fat and healthy horses, it is estimated that it will take about 25 days.