After the young man finished speaking, a young man with a gentle temperament walked out of the cabin and replied with a smile: "Yes, son, after Songjiang Mansion, it will not be far from Hangzhou."

The two people on this boat are Cheng Yan and the crown prince Li Jinze.

Cheng Yan went to Beijing this time for official business, with the emperor's order, he wanted to go to Zhejiang to deal with the aftermath of the anti-Japanese war, and according to the results of the local officials' anti-Japanese efforts, on behalf of the central government, Mei Feng, Gu Yunji and others were given certain commendations.

Under the instruction of Emperor Jingfeng, he concealed his identity and name, first followed the team to bury Zhou Minqing all the way to Suzhou Mansion, and then mixed with Cheng Yan and his party, preparing to travel to Zhejiang.

There are only a very few people in the team who know the inside story, and everyone else only knows that his surname is Zhao, and he is a member of Cheng Yan's staff, and his identity is quite mysterious. On weekdays, in addition to looking around at the scenery is playing, it seems that he has nothing to do, but Cheng Yan is extremely polite to him, which is incomprehensible.

In Cheng Yan's opinion, Li Jinze's entourage this time was really unexpected by him.

It stands to reason that as the prince, Li Jinze should stay in the palace to listen to politics and study, and he can't go anywhere. I don't know what he said to Emperor Jingfeng, but he was able to make Emperor Jingfeng relent, agreed to his micro-service visit, and traveled thousands of miles to the south of the Yangtze River.

Before leaving Beijing, Emperor Jingfeng specially found Cheng Yan and told him to take a good look at the prince and not to make a mistake.

On the surface, Cheng Yan and his party only have one ship, but secretly they don't know how many Flying Fish Guards they follow, not to mention ordinary robbers and bandits, even if they are more than a hundred or so killer assassins with high martial arts, they can't get close to them.

To protect the personal safety of the prince, Cheng Yan doesn't need to worry about it, and he can't worry about it, Emperor Jingfeng asked him to "watch", which is naturally another meaning.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yan quietly glanced at Li Jinze, who was looking at the scenery at the bow of the boat, his eyes were obscure.

Li Jinze grew up in the capital since he was a child, and he has never seen the bright spring colors in the south of the Yangtze River, he took a deep breath of fresh air and sighed: "It is worthy of being the south of the Yangtze River, the land of fish and rice, it is really very different from the capital, such a beautiful scenery, presumably most of the people raised are also talented and handsome."

Speaking of this, Li Jinze suddenly remembered something, and looked back at Cheng Yan: "Master Cheng, I remember that you seem to be from Songjiang Mansion, right?" When you get to the place, do you want to rest for a little two days and let you go back to see the old folks in your hometown? Anyway, I'm not in a hurry at this time."

Cheng Yan smiled gently: "Both of my parents have passed away, and there are no relatives left in my hometown. Now that so many years have passed, I'm afraid that the villagers won't recognize me, so there's no need to go back."

Li Jinze shook his head disapprovingly: "You must know that Master Cheng is the first place in Jingfeng for five years, a real champion, and he is only in his twenties now, and he has achieved the rank of the Ministry of Officials, although his position is not high, his power is extremely heavy. is so young and promising, I'm afraid that you have already become a celebrity in Songjiang Mansion, how can the villagers forget you?"

Li Jinze followed Zhou Minqing's funeral team to visit the micro-service, and after arriving in Suzhou Mansion, he could directly connect with the local government. Anyway, there was Feiyuwei following him, and it was enough to go to one place and inform the officials in one place, which was not only convenient for the government, but also gave Li Jinze himself a lot of freedom.

But it was clear that Emperor Jingfeng didn't want him to be too free.

Both the government and the opposition knew that Cheng Yan was Emperor Jingfeng's person, and letting Li Jinze follow him was not only for protection, but also for a kind of "surveillance" in disguise. Since it is "surveillance", it is very important to have a good relationship with Cheng Yan, not to mention that he can speak well for himself, at least not to make a small report in front of Emperor Jingfeng.

Listening to the compliments in Li Jinze's words, Cheng Yan smiled and responded in a salty manner: "Then let's talk about it when we go back, so as not to delay the errand." After all, I am traveling with the emperor's order, or is it more important to have official duties."

Li Jinze didn't give up, and continued to knock on the side: "One of the Zhejiang officials we are going to meet this time is named Gu Yunji, who is the prefect of Shaoxing Mansion, I heard that he is also from Songjiang Mansion? Are you a fellow townsman with Master Cheng?"

Cheng Yan bowed politely: "Exactly. I have known Mr. Gu as a young man, and we have known each other for many years."

Hearing him say this, Li Jinze was a little puzzled.

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However, they are fellow villagers and friends who met as teenagers, so the friendship should be extraordinary, not to mention that according to Li Jinze's knowledge, Cheng Yan married Gu Yunji's sister, and the two families are in-laws, and they should be inseparable from each other.

However, listening to Cheng Yan's meaning, it seems that he and Gu Yunji have only "known" for many years, and they don't have a deep friendship.

Is it really unfamiliar with Gu Yunji, or is he wary of him and doesn't want to reveal too much?

Li Jinze made up his mind to get some words from Cheng Yan, so he tentatively said, "...... I think that at the beginning, Master Cheng and Master Gu were of the same age, and they were fellow villagers, one was a high school champion, and the other was a middle school tanhua, and they were called 'Songjiang Shuangbi, which was passed down as a good story for a while."

"It's a pity that within two years, Master Gu was transferred to the southwest as a magistrate, and after that, you were separated by thousands of miles. If not, you will be able to work together and make more dazzling achievements in the DPRK and China."

Cheng Yan's voice was a little cold: "Whether it's in the local area or in the central government, they are all officials after all, there is no difference in essence, and they are the same everywhere."

Li Jinze was bored with himself, and said, "Master Cheng is right......

"Childe, the bow of the ship is windy, so let's go back to the cabin and rest early." Cheng Yan didn't seem to be willing to talk more, and after politely dropping this sentence, he turned around and went back to the cabin.

In the end, he is a young man, he is curious, looking at his back, Li Jinze muttered in his heart: Didn't you say that Cheng Yan and Gu Yunji had a good relationship? Why doesn't it look like it? Could it be that the two have been separated for many years and their relationship has faded? Or rather...... What's hidden?

Li Jinze's eyes rolled twice, thinking of some gossip chasing after the wind and shadows, and his thoughts were like wild horses for a while, and he gradually got out of the reins.

In the early years, it was rumored that Cheng Yan suffered from a hidden disease that could not be used by outsiders, saying that it was difficult to marry and his marriage was blocked. Gu Yunji ignored the rumors and insisted on marrying his sister to him.

But Cheng Yan has been married for so many years, but he doesn't have any children, except for his wife, there are no other concubines in the family, and it is difficult not to think about the above.

Could it be that Cheng Yan deceived the Gu family with a clever tongue, and when the Gu family married their daughter, they found out the truth of the matter, and Gu Yunji broke off relations with Cheng Yan in a fit of anger?

…… No, no, no, that's outrageous.

The more Li Jinze thought about it, the more he felt that it was inappropriate, so he simply shook his head and put aside the messy thoughts.

At the end of March, Jiangnan Spring and Jingming, Cheng Yan and his entourage took a boat along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the road was smooth sailing, and within a few days, Hangzhou Mansion was in sight.