The Taipingdu official post is very large, here is the largest of the thirteen official posts on the Luoshui River, with the Taipingdu official post as a point.

The formation of a huge town with more than 100,000 people living here, larger than many county capitals.

But there is still no county here.

Because it has no city, it can only be a town, and the official yamen in Taipingdu Town is exactly the same as the county seat.

It's just that the biggest parent official here is the Taipingdu Defense Envoy, which is a dual-use ferry town with a defense envoy.

The defense envoy is not big, only seven grades, but the commander under his command has about 1,000 to 3,000 soldiers and horses, and these soldiers and horses are all under the Luoshui River Patrol Envoy Yamen......

There is also a Luoshui Naval Division, which is a naval division unit of Gongwei Luojing, with more than 50 warships and about 5,000 men.

Since the defeat of the Yangzhou Water Division, this inland water division has been transferred to supplement and rebuild the Yangzhou Water Division, and then a part of the officers and soldiers from the defense troops of each ferry port have been drawn into the Luoshui Water Division, and the number has also been reduced to 3,000 people, and it can only be responsible for the safety of the coastal waterways and the work of arresting water bandits.

So much so that the Luoshui bandits, who were originally suppressed, became resurrected and gradually grew up.

During the day, the Luoshui River is quite safe, as long as you don't go to some remote rivers, the problem is not big, but at night, it is dangerous.

Except for a few who do gray business, no one chooses to cross the river at night.

Originally, there was not enough time, and it was delayed, so Luo Xing didn't want to rest at the Taipingdu Guanyi, he wanted to cross the river and rest at the Anyang Guanyi on the other bank.

In this way, if you get up early tomorrow morning and start directly, if you rest for one night, board the boat to cross the river tomorrow morning, and then go ashore, I am afraid that it will take half a day.

And it will only take about an hour from Taipingdu to Anyang Ferry, and it is completely too late to rest and eat on the other side.

What's more, it's just getting dark now.

"Everyone, get on board now!"

"Master Hou, this night is dark and the waves are urgent, and the boat is very dangerous, otherwise we should cross the river early tomorrow morning, right?" Shangguan Ning of the Ministry of Rites is estimated to have never made a few long trips in his life, and he has been sitting in the carriage for most of the day, and his face is a little not good-looking, so he is really reluctant to let him continue to cross the river at this time.

"We're just going to Anyang on the other side, and the trip is only an hour, so what's the danger?" Luo Xing also heard about the Luoshui bandits.

However, their team has more than 200 people, and it is the most elite team in Nanya, and there are also first-grade great masters of the Demon Sect like Yang Yingchun accompanying them, and there are several second-grade martial arts sects.

This is also where Luo Xing's confidence lies in daring to cross the river at this time.

"Lord Shangguan, don't say it, I've heard that our little marquis is ruthless...... "Luo Guanghui, the protocol officer of Honglu Temple, walked over and whispered in Shangguan Ning's ear.

"Lord Luo, are you serious, this person was beaten to death?" After hearing this, Shangguan Ning shuddered for a moment, and his face turned even paler.

"This is also the Nanya, if what happened to other yamen would have spread a long time ago!" Luo Guanghui said, "You don't know, the people in Nanya gave him a nickname, called Black Heart Luo." ”

"I heard that this Luoshui bandit likes to haunt at night, if he encounters this, he is fine, we are civil officials, what should we do?"

"Don't worry, this time Nanya sent the elite of the Jing'an Division, a school, it's no problem to protect our safety, which water bandit doesn't open his eyes and collide with it, that's all credit." Luo Guanghui said that he was from Honglu Temple, and his relationship with Nanya was much closer than that of the Ministry of Rites, and many of the work of Nanya required the cooperation of the department of Honglu Temple (in charge of foreign affairs).

Luo Wenhui's words gave Shangguan Ning a lot of safety, and the team began to board the ship in an orderly manner, including war horses and carriages, and the official transportation berthing ships were large enough, and there were only more than 200 people in their line, and three berthing boats were enough.

At night, due to the influence of tidal energy, the current of Luoshui is indeed a little more turbulent than during the day, and there are reefs and rapids underwater.

If you don't have an experienced boatman, you really don't dare to sail at night.

Of course, from Taipingdu to Anyangdu, this waterway is not long, and for boatmen who rely on the waterway to eat, they can pass with their eyes closed.

And Luo Xing also promised that after their boat went to Anyang, they could stay in Anyang for one night and come back early the next morning, and he would pay for this night.

With so many people, they are still officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and there is an extra income, so there is no reason for the shipwrights not to agree.

Soon, the three moored boats sailed out of the Taipingdu in the shape of "Pin", and slowly went to the Anyang Ferry on the opposite bank, because it was against the current, so it seemed that the distance was not very far, but it took longer.

It didn't take long for them to cross the river.

Shang Chen led a team of wolf riders to Taipingdu in a hurry, he thought that the greeting envoy and his party would rest in Taipingdu for one night and cross the river together the next morning.

As a result, when I inquired, they didn't stop at Taipingdu, and went directly to the Heidu River.

To make matters worse, the three largest boats were requisitioned, and it was not impossible for them to go over now, but they had to take a slightly smaller boat, and it was dark, and most of the boatmen had called it a day and gone home for dinner, and it would take a lot of time to gather them back again, and it would take a lot of time to persuade them to work......

Such a toss, not more than half an hour is not good, at this time to cross the river again, I am afraid that after the middle of the night in Anyang.

It's freezing on this day, in the middle of the night, how to solve the problem of food and accommodation?

Shang Chen could only order to spend the night at the Taipingdu Guanyi and cross the river early tomorrow morning, but it was late anyway, so he didn't care about this little time.

The Luohe bandits also know that the official ship cannot be provoked, and once they get into trouble with the background, it will be miserable.

But it's not headless.

For example, the guy in front of him, known as "Tongtian Jiao", a mere third-grade martial artist, actually rushed to the berthing boat that Luo Xing was riding with a group of water bandits.

How arrogant this guy was when he got on the boat, how humble he was at the moment.

"This official is not embarrassed for you, write down everything you know about the Luohe bandits, and go to the yamen early tomorrow morning to surrender." Luo Xing is not an inspector of Luohe, so he can't control other people's things on the ground, but since he has encountered it, he can take care of it easily.

However, it is not his duty to suppress bandits, and he is not interested in acting as a substitute, lest everyone be officials in the same dynasty and not look good.

Since then, there has been no one who has not opened his eyes, and he has entered Anyangdu all the way.

Previously, Luo Xing had already sent a message to the person in charge of the Nanya in Anyang through the eagle letter, and as soon as they landed, someone naturally came to greet them and arranged to go to the official post.

Inside the official post, meals and hot water are ready.

After they arrive at the inn, they can eat first, then allocate a room, and after washing, they can rest directly, and there is no waste of time at all.

……

In the Luojing Palace, Emperor Yongxi, who was having dinner with Concubine Su, received a secret report, saying that Luo Xing was not only at the time of departure, but also set off without waiting because of the late arrival of the Xirong mission, and when he arrived at Taipingdu, he crossed the river overnight, leaving Shang Chen and other Xirong people in Taipingdu.

This kind of approach is indeed somewhat unexpected.

Although Luo Xing went to Tianwolf Pass to greet the four princes of Xirong on behalf of the Great Zhou, Xirong sent the embassy to accompany him, how can there be any reason not to wait for anyone, this master is too rude?

But Shangchen and the others were late, and it was not Luo Xing's fault......

"This little guy's temper is really not small." When Emperor Yongxi received the report, he was also a little crying and laughing, although such behavior was harmless, but in the final analysis, it still reflected that Da Zhou's bearing and self-cultivation were not enough.

However, the board can't be hit on your own courtiers, if the time comes, you don't wait for half a moment to leave, then it really can't be said, but I've been waiting for so long, and I sent someone to urge, you haven't come yet, who is it that I delayed the trip?

As for crossing the river overnight at Taipingdu, it was purely deliberate.

"Why is Your Majesty laughing?" Su Guifei saw the flickering expression on Emperor Yongxi's face, and asked curiously.

"Oh, I have encountered an interesting thing, concubine, let's eat, lest the food be cold." Emperor Yongxi sighed.

"Is there anything interesting, can the concubine share it?" Concubine Su smiled charmingly, hooked the wine jug with her slender jade fingers, and poured a cup of elixir jade liquid for Emperor Yongxi, "Your Majesty, please." ”

"It's not a secret, isn't this Xirong Fourth Prince coming, I canonized a welcoming envoy and went to Tianluo Pass to meet the four princes, this little guy didn't wait for Shang Chen and others from Xirong to send the embassy, he took the first step and left people behind."

"Isn't this too rude, against the national system?" Su Guifei was surprised.

"It's that Shang Chen himself is late, he didn't arrive more than the agreed time, and he sent someone to urge him a few times, and it was Xirong who was rude, if we blindly accommodated the other party, it would be weak and humiliating!" Emperor Yongxi said.

"This courtier is not pedantic at all, and he is a little decisive."

"Well, I still appreciate it, but his relationship with Liuli ......" Emperor Yongxi groaned slightly, said half a sentence, and didn't say any more.

"Liuli's child is really bitter, for the sake of Da Zhou, she has to marry to a bitter cold place like Xirong." Concubine Su said softly.

"If the Tianlan Sect hadn't acquiesced in this marriage, I wouldn't have been able to do this, but there is also a lot of opposition within the Tianlan Sect to the marriage of Liuli, especially Yun Ni, the master of Yunlan Peak, who is also Liuli's master, is strongly opposed, but there are only a few who support her."

"Your Majesty, since the Tianlan Sect is not unified internally, why would they acquiesce to Liuli and pro-Xirong?" Su Guifei asked puzzled.

"In fact, the Tianlan Sect was divided into two factions, one faction supported my dead prince brother, and the other faction supported the first emperor, and then they turned to support me, the prince's brother has always wanted to clear the sect's power from the court, from then on the court is the court, the sect is the sect, the sect is the sect, the sect walks in the world, needs to abide by the laws of the court, and ordinary people, crime is treated equally, this is a great rebellion, how can the sect allow him to ascend the throne as the emperor......" Emperor Yongxi slowly spoke, The truth behind the prince's rebellion and murder was slowly revealed.

It's not a particularly big secret, as anyone involved in it, anyone with a modicum of political acumen, can see it.

The crown prince wanted to take power, abolish the secular privileges of the sect, cultivate the court's own talents, and even restrict the use of people with sect backgrounds in the court.

Its purpose is to suppress the sect forces above the court, even if they can't be completely eliminated, they must be turned into a minority, unable to influence the situation of the court.

Behind the nobles of the dynasty today, which one does not have the shadow of the infiltration of the sect?

Emperor Yongxi was carried onto the dragon chair with the support of Tianlan Sect and other sects, did he dare to attack the sect with his backhand? Don't dare, if you make a slight move, he will be overturned.

There are many royal families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, how did the Great Departure Dynasty disappear more than 300 years ago, isn't it because of the disaster of the Imperial Spirit Sect, in essence, it is still a dispute between the sects, the Imperial Spirit Sect was defeated, and the Great Departure Dynasty also perished.

"Your Majesty, Liuli has a strong personality, I'm afraid that it won't be so easy to marry Xirong."

"This is not up to her, it is a matter of peace between the two countries, and she should make this sacrifice, I have never pursued her nonsense in Luojing, and it is based on this situation." Emperor Yongxi said.

Keep asking for a double commuter pass!

(End of chapter)