"Uncle, you ...... your bicycle too"

"I was a little happy last night, the Queen Mother has a bicycle, how can the emperor not have it?"

Zhao Hongde replied a little unwillingly.

Zhang Xiaochi's face was strange, he forced a smile, and said with a serious face.

"Uncle, don't worry, I will build a new one for you and your eldest brother."

"Xiaochi, I'...... I don't even know how to thank you enough! ”

"Uncle, you're too polite."

Zhang Xiaochi was helpless, but he secretly said to himself in his heart, if he could build a motorcycle, wouldn't it be even more amazing?

"Are you done?"

Zhao Hongde asked loudly.

"General Qiyu, the inventory is complete, a total of one hundred and eight pieces, one is not a lot."

After receiving the answer, Zhao Hongde reminded Zhang Xiaochi and the others that they could leave.

Under the eyes of Zhao Hongde, the carriage team left the Zhao family in a mighty way, drove all the way out of the city gate, and set off along the avenue in the direction of the capital.

Considering the high value of the gifts delivered this time, Zhao Hongde specially sent a team to escort him, but after leaving the city gate, this team was arranged by Zhang Xiaochi to be cut off at the back of the team.

And he and Zhao Qiankun rode horses in front of them to open the way, and as for Lin Xiaoxi and Zhao Ling'er, they were in the carriage following closely behind.

"Xiaochi, you don't know my father's expression when he handed over the bicycle, it's really funny!"

Zhao Qiankun gloated.

Zhang Xiaochi was speechless, weren't you the same last night!?

Sure enough, happiness is based on the pain of others, and happiness is true happiness.

Zhang Xiaochi couldn't bear to spoil his good mood, and didn't open any pot without mentioning it, just quietly listened to him describe Zhao Hongde's expression after handing over the bicycle.

And Zhao Qiankun ridiculed for a while, and only stopped when he felt relieved.

"Xiaochi, this time I went to the capital, I estimated that if I was in a hurry at full speed and only rested for five hours a day, it would take at least twenty-six days."

"So, we can't have accidents on the road."

"Big brother, don't worry, with me, any problem is not a problem."

Zhang Xiaochi replied confidently.

"That's just as well."

Zhao Qiankun nodded, Zhang Xiaochi is not bragging, he has this strength.

"Leaving Kyoto Prefecture, the next stop is Tianyun Town, which is about a day's journey from Kyoto Prefecture."

"Big brother, do you know where there are bandits on the road?"

Zhang Xiaochi asked.

"At our speed, if we continue to move forward for about three days, we will come to Lanyun Mountain, which is a famous bandit den, and there is more than one bandit."

"But don't worry too much, as long as we carry the banner of the Zhao family, it is unlikely that they will risk robbing."

Zhao Qiankun replied confidently.

"Of course, we can't be careless, there will be deadly bandits in the way."

Zhang Xiaochi nodded slightly, looked at the trees that kept retreating, and suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Big brother, do you think we will meet Chen Huizu and them on the road?"

"I don't know, they might have set off before us."

Zhao Qiankun shook his head, and then complained.

"Although our family is a feudal official, but the location is remote and on the frontier, we have to beware of the invasion of the Jin State all the year round, and it can be said that we are the most tired of all the feudal officials."

"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and being tired means that the eldest brother and uncle are doing their best!"

Zhang Xiaochi explained.

"You still understand us, but even if we do our best for the people and the court, above the court, there are still people who keep impeaching my father."

Zhao Qiankun said angrily.

"It's good if the eldest brother wants to open a little, even if someone keeps impeaching his uncle, but the emperor didn't listen to the instigation of the villain."

"Having said that, I'm afraid that the emperor will see too much slander and will believe the nonsense of those ministers."

Zhang Xiaochi sighed, it is very common for the court to cheat and cheat, if you want to stand firm in the court, you must not only be strong in your own strength, but also know how to cater to the emperor.

"Brother Zhang, what are you talking about?"

Zhao Ling'er poked out a small head from the carriage and shouted curiously as she looked at the two.

"It's okay, just talk about it."

Zhao Hongde explained.

Zhang Xiaochi looked ahead, and secretly decided in his heart that after the trip to the capital was over, he would return to Qingwa Town with Xiaoxi, and he was not afraid of being deceived by the court, but he was afraid that Lin Xiaoxi would be implicated.

……

Because it was the first day of departure, everyone was full of energy, and even at night, they were still on the road, so they drove for twenty hours in a row, and everyone finally came to Tianyun Town.

found an inn in Tianyun Town, left some people to guard the supplies, and Zhang Xiaochi and the others seized the time to rest.

However, although Zhang Xiaochi is resting, he still retains some energy to pay attention to the team, as long as there is a little wind and grass, he can ensure that he can react as soon as possible.

This is a gift for the Queen Mother, and there is no room for mistakes.

The main reason for the rest was that the horses could not work for a long time, so after resting for almost three hours, everyone continued on their way.

After continuing in this state for about two days, the group finally came to Lanyun Mountain, the bandit's nest in Zhao Qiankun's mouth.

The Lanyun Mountain is dangerous, and the only passage through the Lanyun Mountain is in a canyon, passing in this kind of place, once it is premeditated by bandits, it will definitely not work without leaving some supplies.

Zhao Qiankun asked people to put up the banner of the Zhao family army in advance, and before passing through the Blue Cloud Mountain Canyon, he sent two scouts to investigate the situation.

"Xiaochi, now you know why the bandits in Lanyun Mountain can't be eliminated, right?"

Zhao Qiankun smiled bitterly.

Zhang Xiaochi nodded slightly, with a terrain like Lanyun Mountain, bandits who are familiar with the terrain can come and go freely, and if they can't fight, they can take advantage of the dangerous terrain to escape, and others can't catch up even if they want to.

And the only passage is still in a canyon, as long as the bandits are prepared in advance, they can wipe out a team.

Usually the caravans passing through Lanyun Mountain, they will send people to send a large amount of benefits to the bandits, and the bandits who receive the benefits will let the caravan go, after all, they also know that they have to rely on the caravan to eat, and eliminating the caravan is tantamount to fishing for the sake of exhaustion.

And Zhang Xiaochi and the others naturally would not give benefits to the bandits in order to pass smoothly, after all, they represented Zhao Jiajun.

After waiting in place for almost an hour, the two scouts finally returned.

"What's up ahead?"

Zhao Qiankun asked.

"Major General Qiyu, the situation ahead is good, and no bandits have been found."

"Revisit."

"Yes."

"Xiaochi, we can go."

Under Zhao Qiankun's order, the convoy slowly advanced.

According to Zhao Qiankun, it takes at least two days to completely pass through Lanyun Mountain, and it takes an hour to pass through the dangerous area ahead, which is easy to be ambushed.

"Everyone needs to wind their bows just in case."

Zhang Xiaochi reminded softly.

Zhao Qiankun didn't ask much, and directly gave orders.

The convoy continued to move forward and entered the valley passage of Lanyuan Mountain, but I didn't know if it was due to the environment or psychological reasons, and I always felt that the surroundings were a little eerie.