The men of the Adjudication Division left early the next morning.

Escorting several large sea ships, escorting billions of silver belongings, he went to the imperial capital by sea.

And on the second day of their departure, the people of the inspection department also hurried over.

Song Xuan recognized the person, his name was Li Yun, and when he was working in the imperial capital to fish, he had seen this person in the Inspection Division.

When Li Yun entered the yamen of the Thousand Households and saw Song Xuan, he laughed.

"Brother Song, the movement you made this time is really too big, when I left Beijing, the court was the most intense time, because of your affairs, three imperial envoys died directly on the pillar, and more than ten civil officials were beaten by the Son of Heaven.

In the entire imperial capital, all that is being talked about is your Song Xuan's killing in Mingzhou. ”

Song Xuan smiled slightly and asked, "Brother Li is here to take over my position?" ”

Li Yun's voice lowered, and he said, "The director asked me to come here to temporarily take over the post of Qianhu. As for you, the director asked you to suspend your post first and not return to the imperial capital, and to avoid the limelight outside.

After the turmoil subsides, you will be assigned a follow-up position, rest assured, your previous benefits are not a lot. ”

Song Xuan was a little surprised, Zhao Dezhu's energy was really beyond his expectations.

He knew that if a billion taels of silver went down, the Son of Heaven would most likely not kill him, but he didn't expect that the punishment would be so light, and the suspension was also called punishment?

It's no different from paid leave.

"What does the Son of Heaven have to say?"

Li Yun shook his head, "For your sake, it is said that the commander and the director almost turned their faces against the Son of Heaven, of course, it is just said that I don't know what the specific situation is."

However, the Son of Heaven is so resolute that he will fight against the court officials for you, and there must be two adults in it. ”

Song Xuan was slightly silent, and then smiled, "Now that the disobedient people in Yangzhou City have basically been cleaned up, there is nothing to hand over in the Qianhu Institute now, after Brother Li takes office, just restrain the people below not to mess around." ”

Li Yun didn't care and said: "It doesn't matter, I will be temporarily pulled over for a while, and when the situation calms down, it is estimated that Brother Song will become the youngest thousand households in Xuanyiwei." ”

At noon, Song Xuan held a banquet for Li Yun and others to wash the dust.

At the dinner table, they talked about the recent affairs of the imperial capital, and also talked about the gossip of the commander and Zhao Dezhu and others.

After drinking and eating, Song Xuan called the general flags of the hundred households in the Qianhu Office together, introduced Li Yun's identity, and announced that Li Qianhu was officially appointed.

Because of Song Xuan's recommendation, the general banners of the hundreds of households in the Thousand Households did not resist, in fact, it was already evident as early as Lord Song's attitude of working all day long, and the adults were estimated to leave Yangzhou.

Li Yun did not live in the courtyard where Song Xuan lived before, but found another house to live in.

After stepping down, Song Xuan had nothing to do, and went to the Lin Mansion to eat and drink when he had nothing to do.

Song Qian has little interest in being an official, and she gets together with Lin Daiyu all day long, and from time to time she pries her brother to walk the rivers and lakes and do chivalrous deeds.

After being teased by Song Qian a few times, Song Xuan also became a little interested in his heart, and took advantage of the fact that he was not on official business now, so he was ready to wander around Mingzhou as a Jianghu person.

By the way, go to Huashan to see the situation of Laoyue.

Song Qian naturally couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after simply packing up, she began to urge her brother to go on the road.

Lin Daiyu also wanted to follow, but was rejected by Song Xuan because her martial arts were too weak, and the angry little girl's eyes were full of tears and resentment.

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou also wanted to go with them, but they were also dissuaded by Song Xuan's words.

According to him, before the imperial capital Xuanyiwei did not clearly reply and agreed that Xiao Huandan would give Hua Manlou, it was best for these two to stay honestly and work in the Qianhu Office.

The pill ran away before it arrived, and I couldn't explain what it was.

As for the future, after the imperial capital arranges a new errand for himself, it will not be too late for these two to follow.

In this regard, the two of them didn't say anything, anyway, with Song Xuan's strength, there was no need for them to follow and protect, as long as the adults remembered their previous promises.

.....

Leaving the boundary of Yangzhou, Song Xuan and the others wandered around at will, and came to Baoding City on this day.

Drunken Xianju is the most prosperous restaurant in Baoding City, at this time the second floor is full of guests, many people eat and drink while listening to an old storyteller tell all kinds of strange things in the rivers and lakes.

Song Xuan's brother and sister wore hats, covering half of their faces, and sat by the window at this time, eating the special dishes of the Drunken Immortal Residence, listening to the old man's story.

"Do you know what is the most famous thing in the rivers and lakes lately?"

The old storyteller, with white hair and a cigarette pouch in his mouth, took a deep puff of dry tobacco and looked at everyone with a smile.

A guest hurriedly said: "Old man Zhang, what you are talking about is the envoy of Yangzhou City, it is said that he is a ruthless man, and within a few months of taking office, tens of thousands of people died in his hands." ”

As soon as these words came out, the white-haired old man's face changed, and he said with some taboos: "Hey, let's not talk about the struggle for power and profit in the officialdom, let's continue to talk about the things in the rivers and lakes." ”

As he spoke, he knocked the square table, and said in a long voice: "If you talk about today's martial arts, the most sensational thing is the most active plum blossom thief in recent times!"

There have been many sects that said that the treasures in the door were stolen by the plum blossom thief, which also made the plum blossom thief's reputation skyrocket in the rivers and lakes for a while. ”

Song Qian listened to it with relish, compared to the intrigue in the officialdom, she liked to listen to these stories in the rivers and lakes the most.

Hearing the old man's voice, she paused and began to sell the guanzi again, she said directly: "Tell me, old man, who is this plum blossom thief?" ”

As she spoke, she threw a piece of broken silver onto the square table.

The white-haired old man grinned, hurriedly put away the silver, and then said with a smile: "The whereabouts of this plum blossom thief are secret, and no one knows.

It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that if you want to kill the plum blossom thief, you must first get the golden silk armor, which is one of the famous treasures in the rivers and lakes. ”

Hearing this, some diners hurriedly said: "I heard that if anyone kills the plum blossom thief, not only can he get the wealth of the rich country, but even Lin Xian'er, who is known as the first beauty in the rivers and lakes, may make a promise that whoever kills the plum blossom thief, she will marry whomever she wants!"

Old man Zhang, is this rumor true or false? ”

"Nature is true!" Old man Zhang said: "Not only is it true, but as far as I know, the golden silk armor has also appeared, and many people have died in order to compete for this treasure." ”

Hearing this, a smile bloomed on Song Qian's face, looked at Song Xuan, who was eating by herself, and said in a low voice: "Brother, let's go kill the plum blossom thief, right?"

When the time comes, the wealth of the rich country will belong to me, and the first beauty in the rivers and lakes will belong to you, isn't it beautiful? ”

Song Xuan shook his head, "I'm not interested in buses!" ”