Seeing this, the man hurriedly stepped forward, helped Gao Hongsheng up with both hands and said, "Mr. Gao doesn't have to make this big gift. At the time of his arrival, the Holy Lord had instructed that this letter was not a holy decree, but should be a correspondence between friends. Now that my husband has received the letter, my mission has come to an end, and I will take my leave. With that, the black-faced man bowed deeply to Gao Hongsheng and left.

Both of these letters were sealed with vermilion lacquer wax, with the words "Fang Shuyun Seal" on them, one with the words "Gao Hongsheng's brother in" and the other with the words "Wen Yinan's brother pro-in". Gao Hongsheng picked up the letter written to himself, opened the seal, unfolded the letter and looked at it carefully, but he didn't notice that his youngest daughter Gao Ling had tiptoed behind him, and also quietly read the letter.

Gao Ling looked at it and suddenly felt that it was not trivial, it turned out to be the imperial pen of the new emperor of the dynasty!

The letter is clearly written: Emperor Xinwang entrusted Gao Hongsheng to secretly transfer another letter to Wen Yinan, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and hoped that Gao Hongsheng could persuade Wen Yinan to go north to enter the court in the hope of waiting for it!

Gao Ling knew that Jiangnan was still the territory of the old dynasty, and it was dangerous and not a child's play.

But at the end of the letter, he wrote: "Brother Hongsheng can go to the Fengya Hall of Yuelai Hotel within three days, and he will contact you with his own envoy." Fang Shuyun is looking forward to waiting! ”

Seeing this, Gao Hongsheng seemed to feel that there was something wrong behind him, and turned to look, but it was Gao Ling's back who quietly left, and shook his head unconsciously.

A few days later, Gao Hongsheng said goodbye to his family, saying that he was going out to discuss a business, and traveled all the way south to Wangnan County on the bank of the Huai River, where he led his horse to live in a hotel called Wanfeng.

At night, someone knocked on the door, Gao Hongsheng opened the door, and a thin and sharp-eyed strong man walked into the house, asked Gao Hongsheng's name, bowed down and introduced himself: "Catch Xiao Jin in Xiawangnan County, and escort Mr. south by the order of the court." ”

Gao Hongsheng stretched out his hand to help Xiao Jin up and said, "A strong man doesn't have to be polite. ”

"Do you know how we cross the river tonight?" Gao Hongsheng asked.

"The county government has prepared a boat for Mr., cross the river in the middle of the night, take the path to bypass Wangbei County before dawn, as long as you pass the counties and counties in the Linjiang area, other prefectures and cities can enter and exit normally." Xiao Jin said.

So the two rested in the guest room for a while, and when the time was near, they led their horses out of the inn, and galloped away to the river.

When I came to the river, there was already a fishing boat waiting by the river. The fisherman was thin, and his broad straw hat was lowered by the brim, and it was impossible to see his eyebrows in the night.

After Xiao Jin and the boatman reported their names and surnames, the boatman beckoned the two of them to lead the boat and sail downwind to the south bank.

When we reached the south shore, it was quiet all around, and there was no one else.

After Xiao Jin thanked the boatman, he and Gao Hongsheng led the horse and wanted to move forward, but they heard the boatman say to Gao Hongsheng: "Father, don't you want your little daughter to go with you?" ”

Gao Hongsheng was taken aback when he heard this, and then looked at the boatman carefully by the starlight, and then recognized that the boatman was actually dressed up by his daughter Gao Ling.

It turned out that Gao Ling secretly saw Fang Shuyun's secret letter to his father that day, but pretended not to know, and secretly followed his father's whereabouts all the way, and came to the next room of the Fengya Hall of the Yuelai Hotel in advance, and heard his father's plan to smuggle across the Huai River at night.

Because the elegant hall was only separated by a wall from the next door, separated by a thin wooden board, Gao Ling put her ear to the wall and listened carefully, and listened to the conversation between her father and the envoy clearly.

Where did the two expect that the wall had ears, so Gao Ling had an opportunity, disguised herself as a man, and rushed to the riverside fishing boat according to the plan.

Gao Hongsheng knew that this daughter was rude and very difficult, although she was unhappy in her heart, but now she had no choice but to let her go.

"It's just that this road is far away and full of dangers, so Ling'er must not be reckless." Gao Hongsheng carefully admonished.

"My daughter wrote it down." Gao Ling replied briskly.

So, Gao Ling and her father rode on the same horse, Xiao Jin rode alone, and the three of them took advantage of the dark night to run on a desolate and rugged mountain road, bypassing the county town of Wangbei not far away, and heading south.

Fang Shuyun pacified most of the northern county, discussed with the ministers, and decided to go south in one fell swoop and wipe out the remnants of the old dynasty.

Liu Yizhou, the king of southern Hebei, said: "Zhao Yuxiang, the king of the old Chaobei County, and Guo Yongda, Haizhou, are still guarding the area of Youshan, how to deal with it?" ”

Wu Hongyan, the king of Xishan Prefecture, said: "I can take all the way to suppress the thieves, and I can destroy the enemy in less than half a day." ”

Pan Wencai, the king of Liaozhou, said: "The terrain of the secluded mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is where the Huangling of the old dynasty is located, the enemy must defend to the death, if it is attacked, it may not be easy." ”

Fang Shuyun turned around and asked Prime Minister Xu Wenjun's opinion.

Xu Wenjun, the prime minister of the new dynasty, had been working as a military advisor in the Haixiang Righteous Army led by Fang Shuyun, and he had already made some plans for military deployment.

In Yichen's view, it is imperative to pursue and suppress the remnants of the old dynasty in the south. If our army does not take advantage of the current morale, take advantage of the victory to pursue, wait for Zhao Jiangxi to recover his breath, gain a firm foothold, and then attack, I am afraid it will not be easy. There may even be fears of a resurgence of the old dynasty and a comeback. ”

Fang Shuyun said: "What the prime minister said is extremely true, but the remnants of this secluded mountain are close at hand, and they can't get rid of it, like a fish in the throat." ”

Xu Wenjun said: "Although the terrain of the mountain is steep, the ground is narrow and the resources are scarce, so it is not enough to be troubled. You can send Wu Hongyan, the king of Xishan Prefecture, to lead his troops to trap him, besiege it but not attack, and wait for the day when my army goes south to triumph, and then attack it is not too late. ”

Fang Shuyun turned his head and asked Wu Hongyan, the king of Xishan Prefecture, "It's okay, I don't know what Brother Wu's opinion is?" ”

Wu Hongyan said: "Everything is willing to listen to the Holy Heaven's send." ”

Fang Shuyun nodded and said: "Brother Wu must listen to the advice of the prime minister, only besiege and not attack, don't act recklessly, just wait for my army to return to the court, and reason with that Zhao Jiangxiang." ”

Wu Hongyan clenched his fists and arched his hand: "Holy Elder Brother can rest assured." ”

Xu Wenjun chuckled when he heard this, and then said: "Liu Yizhou, the king of southern Hebei, has a stable temperament, but he can stay in the capital and form a corner with Wu Hongyan, the king of Xishan Prefecture, so that they can take care of each other. ”

Fang Shuyun nodded and said, "Very good, just follow the prime minister." Then please ask the king of southern Hebei to guard the capital, hope that the prince will make a good living, cherish the people, and live up to his mission. ”

Liu Yizhou received the order and said: "Please rest assured that the emperor will do his best to swear to live and die with the capital and live and die with the people." ”

However, it was said that Gao Hongsheng and his entourage went south from the road at night, and they had already left Wangbei County at dawn, and an antique Jiangnan town appeared in the distance, called Chengxi.

The three of them entered the town and found an inn to stay in. The inn is called Binxi Winery, the inn is not small, the entrance is a spacious courtyard, and the north side is a long spacious and tall guest room, up and down two floors. To the west is the quarters of the innkeeper and his fellow men, and to the east is the kitchen, firewood, stables, etc.

The three of them tied their horses to the east stable, where quite a few horses were already tied up, and it seemed that the shop had already taken up a number of customers.

Suddenly, a white horse came into Gao Ling's eyes, and she saw that the white horse was snow-white and had no stray hair.

Gao Ling recognized this horse at a glance, and couldn't help but move in her heart.

The reason why Gao Ling recognized this horse was because seeing this horse reminded her of a person, and she remembered that period of the past.