From Sichuan back to Beijing, along the Yangtze River, after the southern capital and then along the Grand Canal to the north, all the way by boat.

Enjoying the natural scenery along the way during the day and sleeping well at night – this is the route Wang Li wants to take the most.

But in order to gain time, as soon as the fleet arrived in the waters of Yidu, Cao Huachun suggested that the land route should be taken instead.

In this regard, Wang Li is thousands of reluctant!

Although the thieves are rampant, they can't enter the Beijing Division, so why be in such a hurry?

If you really have to go by land, life will not be easy!

Because, in this era, there are no concrete roads!

The wheels of the carriage are made of wood, there are no shock springs and rubber!

From Yidu to the north of Jingshi, although it is a plain area along the way, it is better to take a carriage all the way, which is worse than death!

I'd rather ride a horse than a car!

Wang Li insisted on riding a horse, which moved Cao Huachun to tears!

Horseback riding is tiring, but it can save more than a month!

Three times he went to Sichuan to proclaim the decree, Cao Huachun rode a horse, the wind and rain, the long journey, and the whole body was sore!

A handful of old bones, almost broken on the road every time!

At this time, the Ming Dynasty is full of haze!

Wang Li insisted on riding a horse to "save time", and Cao Huachun was naturally happy!

It's a big deal, I've sacrificed my life to accompany the gentleman!

Tired and hungry until evening!

"Damn Zhu Youzhen! How did you cut the station? ”

Sitting in a simple tent, Wang Li was so angry that his teeth itched!

Suddenly, I remembered the article I had read and gasped!

"Eliminate the post station, the last straw that crushed the Ming Dynasty!"

The name of that article, it seems to be this!

That's right!

According to the news found by Jinyiwei, Li Zi's name is Li Hongji, and he was once a post guard at Yinchuan Station!

In order to save expenses, Zhu Youzhen abolished the first batch of post stations in the northwest!

Li Zicheng was unemployed and had no income, and encountered drought for many years, so he could only starve to death if he did not rebel!

The risk of rebellion is great, but it is not necessarily death!

Alas!

Zhu Youzhen, whose job you smashed was not good, why did you smash Li Zicheng's job?

Let's just say that your luck is too bad!

If I'm not mistaken, just last year, Daming lost two opportunities to kill Li Zicheng!

I also lost the opportunity to hit Huang Taiji hard!

How many opportunities will you have in your life?

No, one more time!

That was a few years ago:

At that time, he crossed the Yellow River from Shanxi to the west to congratulate Hong Chengchou on his promotion to the governor of the three sides!

happened to meet the thief leader Wang Zuogui, leading a group of subordinates to surrender to Hong Chengchou!

That scene, Wang Li will never forget: more than a dozen thieves were eating, and they were eating happily, when they were suddenly cut off by Hong Chengchou!

One of them, whose head has been moved, still has a chicken leg in his mouth!

According to Jinyiwei's later intelligence, Li Zicheng at that time was under Wang Zuogui's command!

It's a pity that Li Zicheng at that time was just a small leader!

I am not qualified to eat with Wang Zuogui!

Time, luck!

If I had known this, there would have been nothing wrong with Li Zicheng!

Even now, the biggest thief is actually King Gao Yingxiang!

Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng are just second-rate characters!

Whether it is Hong Chengchou or Chen Qiyu, they all pay attention to Gao Yingxiang!

Just right!

We, the governor of the five provinces, after officially taking office, will stare at him Li Zicheng!

As long as he is killed, Da Ming should be saved!

It should be easy!

Hehe!

The last straw to save Daming should be my Wang Licai!

"I'll go! Three watches in the middle of the night, in the wilderness, why is it so noisy? ”

"Factory father, it's only dawn at this time, it's just dark, and it's still early for the "third watch in the middle of the night"! ”

"Damn! You're always paying attention to the details! Wang Li opened the curtain depressedly, pointed outside, and his face was full of gloom: "What's going on over there?" ”

"Oh, nothing!"

Song Zhe glanced at it coldly, and explained nonchalantly: "I caught a thief's sentry and was about to pull away and behead him!" ”

"Rogue? Sentinel? ”

Wang Li obviously didn't believe it!

This is the Jingdu boundary of Huguang, and there are indeed bandit activities!

However, thousands of "brocade armor and brocade guards" are so powerful that the thieves have long fled!

If the thief knows how to use the "sentry", it is not to be underestimated!

Since it's a sentry, that's just right!

By the way, ask Li Zicheng about the direction of his activities!

As long as you find Li Zicheng's traces, you will immediately send cavalry to greet him and give him a hundred!

"Keep your head under the knife! Bring that sentry here, and I'll interrogate it myself!" ”

"Whoa!"

In a short time, the sentry came!

This person, about fifty years old, has a rickety figure, but he is dressed as a scholar!

Moreover, he also carried a pair of baskets!

This looks like a sentry no matter how you look at it!

"Factory father, this is the person!

There is no way, just to our camp! ”

Wang Li ignored Song Zhe's words, and looked the trembling man up and down: "You, no guide?" What is your name? ”

"This father-in-law, the grass people are not thieves! Caomin's surname is Xu, his name is Hongzu, his name is Zhenzhi, his name is Xiake, and he is a person from Jiangyin in Nanzhili......"

"Slow, slow!"

Wang Li interrupted the man's words, his brows furrowed slightly: "What you just said, number...... What's going on? ”

"Back to my father-in-law, the grass people are called Xiake, Xiake...... The grass people are not thieves, let alone sentry agents!

Father-in-law, please check carefully, check carefully......"

"I'll go! You...... Are you Xu Xiake? ”

Wang Li looked at the man again, and then his gaze moved to the basket.

With a wave of his hand, the basket was carried to Wang Li.

Except for some bread, water, and a change of clothes, all that was left was a book manuscript!

More than a dozen books have been bound into volumes, and the conspicuous position on the cover records the start and end time of each volume;

There are also many bound manuscripts with regions marked on the covers!

Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Nanzhili, Huguang......

Huangshan, Songshan, Wutai, Huashan, Hengshan......

The manuscript in the basket was flipped over by Wang Li!

"Why is there no Sichuan?"

Wang Li frowned, and said softly: "Mr. Xu, if you don't go to Sichuan, your travelogue won't be perfect!" ”

Ignoring everyone's consternation, Wang Li stroked his fake beard and continued: "

Qingcheng is secluded in the world, and Emei is beautiful in the world;

The Three Gorges is dangerous in the world, and the sword gate is strong in the world!

Now that Mr. Xu has arrived in Huguang, he should go south to the Yangtze River and then take a boat to Sichuan! ”

Wang Li's words, Lei made everyone stunned!

Looking at Wang Li in front of him, there seems to be no murderous aura!

So, Xu Xiake calmed down a little, and his face was embarrassed: "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, I wanted to go to Sichuan!"

It's just that I heard that Sichuan was cut off by thieves and it was difficult to enter, so it was temporarily diverted to the north! ”

"As long as Mr. Xu wants to go, I can help you!

Come on, make a tent for Mr. Xu!

Tomorrow morning, give Mr. Xu a customs clearance document and fifty taels of silver, and then send someone to send him on the boat! ”

"Factory father, this person's identity is really a little suspicious......"

"Damn!

Which thief have you ever seen come from Fujian, Zhejiang?

Which thief has you ever seen who can be good at poetry and painting?

Just do as I say!

Mr. Xu must be sent to the ship, and he must not be intercepted by the thieves!! ”

"Whoa!"

Jin Yiwei didn't ask any more questions, and went to do as ordered!

Song Zhe still wanted to speak, but Wang Li didn't bother to explain too much, so he slept in the tent!

……

Maybe it's because Jinyiwei's name is too loud, Wang Li traveled all the way north and never met a thief!

After half a month of bumps and tosses, when he arrived in Beijing, Cao Huachun was almost about to fall apart!

It is estimated that if you go for another day or two, you will probably die!

But, from beginning to end, he never complained, never spoke!

His loyalty to Zhu Youzhen is really admirable!

From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for Zhu Youzhen to trust him and trust the eunuch more than the civil official!

Because the ancestral grave of the Zhu family was dug up, Zhu Youzhen was both frightened and blamed himself!

According to Wang Chengen, who came to greet him, after several months, Zhu Youzhen still didn't dare to go back to the Qianqing Palace to live, and he didn't dare to go to the Jianji Palace to go to court!

Don't dare to eat meat, dare not drink, dare not wear royal robes, and dare not be lucky concubines!

Even the queen's Kunning Palace didn't dare to take a step!

It's just that guy Zhang Xianzhong is to blame, he did things too badly!

Look scare this kid!

Alas!

Seeing that he was in the Wuying Palace, he happened to be stopped by Queen Zhou!

Dressed in plain clothes, his face is haggard!

Walking with Queen Zhou, there is also the imperial sister-in-law Zhang Yan!

is also dressed in plain clothes, and his expression is gloomy!

Natural stunning beauties, just different!

Without a little powder, it is incredibly beautiful!

Mature charm, graceful and stunning!

"Princess, only you can cheer up the Lord Banzai!

Only you can completely exterminate the thieves!

Please! ”

Wang Li suddenly felt that it should not be a coincidence that he could meet Queen Zhou halfway!

She knew that she was back in Beijing, and she also knew which door she entered the palace from, and she deliberately waited here!

As a queen, condescend to be noble, and wait for a eunuch halfway!

It can be seen that in the eyes of Zhu Youzhen and Queen Zhou, he is indeed a straw to save the Ming Dynasty!

Amusing! Alas! Wretched!

"The queen is serious! It is the duty of the little slave to share the worries of the long live lord! ”

Wang Li didn't dare to look at Zhang Yan more, and hurriedly bowed: "The little slave is deeply valued by the long-lived lord and the mother, and he must do his best!" ”

Empress Zhou nodded, tried her best to hide the joy on her face, and said: "As a harem woman, I really shouldn't ask about the affairs of the court!"

However, the current Ming Dynasty is troubled internally and externally, stormy, and unpredictable!

At this juncture, Long Live Lord is slumping again, which is really worrying!

In private, my sister-in-law and I have been persuaded by Long Live Lord!

If the factory can exterminate the thieves, he can be given the surname Zhu and the king of the land! ”

Queen Zhou's words were extremely solemn!

The king with a different surname, more than 200 years since Zhu Di, there has never been a precedent!

It seems that in order to make himself go all out, Zhu Youzhen really made a bloody investment!

However, I have never had the luxury of hoping for the title of the king of the land!

I don't care!

What's so fun about the prince?

Even if it is sealed in Beijing, what if it is sealed in Luoyang or Jiangnan?

You can't have an army, you can't leave the fiefdom for life!

I'll go!

Let me stay in one place for the rest of my life, and it's no wonder if I don't suffocate to death!

Even if he is not suffocated, he is just a lamb to be slaughtered by Huang Taiji!

Moreover, Zhu Youzhen, this guy, is cunning and cunning!

Crowned king? Joke, huh?

Deliberately bullying people, right?

The little abacus is crackling, isn't it!

Knowing that I am a eunuch, you still give me the title of king?

Knowing that I can't have a queen!

In a few decades, it will be able to cut the feudal domain in the name of justice!

What a business!

Hum!

I'd rather be a three-grade West Factory Admiral!

I'm really not interested in the king's affairs!

If the emperor is not interested, would I care about a "king"?

Are you kidding!

However, Wang Li's eyes rolled, pretending to be flattered, and thanked him repeatedly!

In this way, Queen Zhou can rest assured, Zhu Youzhen can rest assured, and she is also assured!

……

"Factory father! I've waited for you! ”

Seeing Wang Li enter the palace, Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed, but he seemed to cry again!!

Staggered over, grabbing Wang Li's hand!

"Gonggong, do you remember what you said to me when you were in Ningji Palace?"

Wang Li looked dazed, and Zhu Youzhen couldn't wait to say: "You told me that the death of all dynasties and dynasties is nothing more than four factors:

There is a strong enemy outside!

There's a strong man inside!

Natural disasters continue!

The monarchs and the people are separated from morality!

I found that the four factors you mentioned are all accounted for by the Ming Dynasty!

Factory Gong, my Daming country, is it really going to die? ”

"Uh...... This, long live the lord, don't worry, Da Ming will not die, never!

The reason for this, Rong Xiaonu will explain to you slowly! ”

"Uh...... Okay, okay, okay, please take a seat, please take a seat! ”

Wang Li was just about to sit down, but was pulled up by Zhu Youzhen!

Still twisting Wang Li's wrist stiffly, the muscles on his face trembled:

"By the way, Changgong, I also found out that the prophecy left by Emperor Taizu, the prophecy that "began in the southeast and ends in the northwest", was it fulfilled?

Factory father, what should I do to avoid the disaster of the Ming Dynasty?

Factory father, I don't want to be a king of a dead country!

Tell me, what should I do? ”

"Long live the lord, don't worry, don't worry!

Sit down first, let the little slave come from the beginning! ”

"Good, good, good!"

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly let go of Wang Li's hand, moved a wooden bench, and sat in front of Wang Li!

This looks like a student who is thirsty for knowledge, listening to the teacher's teachings!

Wang Li shook his arm, it hurts!

What is this guy doing with so much energy?

Even if you think of me as a life-saving straw, there is no need to "pinch"!

You see, my wrists are bleeding from you!

Didn't I say you, a big man, why do you have such long nails?

Isn't there a handmaiden? You don't have to peel oranges yourself, you don't have to peel peanuts yourself!

Tell me, what do you want to do with such long nails?

If I have tetanus, or rabies or something, where can I find a cure?

If so, who do I go to reason?