For this speculation, Xu Qi'an was both surprised and not surprised.

Unexpectedly, he always thought that Princess Zhenbei was the No. 1 vase of Dafeng Tianzi, and she was essentially a woman, and she should not be involved in any confidential incidents.

Not unexpectedly, he noticed that Chu Xianglong was carrying his daughter, and after learning from Yang Yan that the princess was with him, he was mentally prepared.

"If there may be danger, you have to take measures to deal with it, and caution is the priority........ Well, there's no rush now, I'm busy with my own business......."

Xu Qi'an picked up the cloth bag, put eight pieces of butter jade on the table, and then took out the prepared carving knife and began to carve.

..........

After feeding and closing, the old aunt lay down on the bed for a short rest, slept lightly, and was soon awakened by the noisy shouting on the dock.

She thumped her pillow a few times angrily, got up and walked to the table, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, put the food box back, and carried it out of the room.

Descending the stairs to the second floor, she walked down the corridor and looked left and right at the rooms on either side, where the watchmen and the officials of the Third Division lived.

She didn't know which room Xu Qi'an lived in, but fortunately, she soon found the room of the womanizer Xu Ningyan as she wished. Because the door was open.

After Yunzhou returned, the young man with an extraordinarily delicate skin sat at the table, carving a few pieces of butter jade.

"Knock knock. ”

She knocked on the door, waited for him to look up, and said with a straight face: "The food box will be returned to you, much, thank you......."

He doesn't seem to be good at saying thanks, and when he speaks, his expression is particularly twisted.

"Put it behind the door. ”

Xu Qi'an responded lightly, lowered his head, and continued his homework.

The old aunt entered the room, gently put down the food box, and glanced at the tabletop, where there were several carved things, namely a small sword, a jade steamed bun (×2), an octagonal amulet, a seal, and a jade pendant.

She asked with great interest, "What are you carving these objects for?" ”

After saying that, he giggled.

"Send the woman. Xu Qi'an said.

Send a woman ........ The old aunt stared at the objects on the table, and her smile faded away.

"Every time I leave Beijing, I send some local specialties to the women who like me and write a letter, which will not cost much money, but will please them and make them like me more. ”

Xu Qi'an spoke eloquently about his experience in fish farming.

....... The old aunt was so angry that she looked at Xu Qi'an's eyes, as if she was looking at the scum of the world, and sneered: "Sure enough, it's a stinky man." ”

Xu Qi'an struck: "It's a pity that you don't have your share." ”

The old aunt sneered: "Who is rare." ”

Leave in a rage.

After a while, all the jade was carved, and Xu Qi'an gave them souls.

He first put the "little sword" into the fragments of the book from the ground, this does not need to be sent, because it is given to Li Miaozhen, and when they get together in the north, Xu Qi'an will give it to her.

Xu Qi'an spread out the prepared letter paper, took pen and ink, and wrote:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, has arrived at Butter County, there is a special butter jade here, this jade texture is soft, the tentacles are warm, I love it, so there is no blank, carved a seal for His Royal Highness.

The seal has words, saying: You smile with flowers, and the sky is full of sunset. ”

This was addressed to Huaiqing, who stuffed the seal into the envelope along with it.

The second letter is addressed to framed:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, has arrived at Butter County, there is a special butter jade here, this jade texture is soft, the tentacles are warm, I love it a lot, so there is no blank, carved a jade pendant for His Royal Highness.

"I am a cheesy person, seeing mountains is mountains, seeing the sea is the sea, and seeing flowers is flowers. I only saw you, and there were only four words in my mind: three lives and three lives. ”

He put the jade pendant in the envelope.

The third and fourth letters, addressed to Cai Wei and Lina, have the same content:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived in Butter County......... There are thousands of delicacies in the world, I heard that in a distant country that cannot be reached, there is a kind of delicacies in the world called "Hu Jianren", and if there is a chance in the future, I want to take you to find it, and find it all over the world. ”

He stuffed the jade-carved steamed buns into the envelope.

The fifth letter was addressed to Zhong Li:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived in Butter County......... In the days when I am not in the capital, I must stay well under the Si Tianjian Prison. We should believe that the days of suffering will eventually pass, and if we endure more suffering and sin, everything will blossom from suffering.

"In the future, I will be my little public act, and I will only eat XX and not suffer hardship. ”

He put the octagonal amulet in.

Then there are the letters of Reiyue and Fuka, and their belongings.

The sixth letter is addressed to Reiyue.

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived in Butter County......... For my brother all the way safe, but I am a little homesick and miss the gentle and amiable sister at home. When the eldest brother comes back this time, I will give you some jewelry. In my brother's heart, Sister Lingyue is the most special, and no one can replace her. ”

The seventh letter is addressed to Floating Incense.

"I forgot that the great Confucian said that if you have a confidant in life, you will have no regrets in this life. Miss Floating Fragrance is my confidante, and I hope that our friendship will last forever and be more eternal than gold........"

Please let me prostitute for eternity.......

Each fish has a different message. It is necessary to fully show that they care and value so that they feel that they are the most important. It is categorically not perfunctory.

This is the self-cultivation of a sea king.

After doing all this, Xu Qi'an stretched his waist with relief, looked at the seven letters on the table, and felt sincerely satisfied.

Last time on the border of Qingzhou, he also wrote seven letters, two of which were made up by the second uncle and aunt. And now, just for girls, there are seven letters, plus Li Miaozhen, that is eight letters.

Xu Qian is happy with the development of his fish pond business.

............

After taking good care of the items, Xu Qi'an left the room, went to Yang Yan's room first, and said in a deep voice: "Boss, I have something to discuss with you, how about discussing it with you?"

Yang Yan was still sitting cross-legged, and when he heard this, he frowned, instinctively disgusted that his cultivation was disturbed, but he still nodded slowly: "Yes." ”

Xu Qi'an immediately ordered a silver gong to invite Chu Xianglong and the officials of the third division to the room.

After sitting quietly at the table for a few minutes, the officials of the Third Division and Chu Xianglong came in one after another, and everyone naturally didn't give Xu Qi'an a good face, and didn't speak with a cold face.

One of the two imperial histories who was accustomed to the mud smiled and said, "What is Lord Xu summoning me?"

"I'm going to change my route and go overland. ”

Xu Qi'an's words were amazing, and he threw out shocking news at the beginning.

"It can't be!"

Chu Xianglong took the lead in opposing it, and his tone was resolute.

With the lesson of the last time, he didn't continue to fight with Xu Qi'an, but stood with his hands in his hands, putting on an uncompromising posture.

"Lord Xu, don't mess around, in another ten years, we will be able to reach Chuzhou. If you should take the land route, you may not be able to get there in half a month. Dali Temple hummed:

"Although you are the organizer, you can't do whatever you want. ”

Normal instructions, they can accommodate and tolerate Xu Qi'an, and recognize his status and prestige as the host. But this does not include changing the route at will.

It was too troublesome to change the waterway to the land route, and it was necessary to arrange horses, carriages, and transport vehicles, after all, there were two hundred or so people, and it was impossible for them to travel lightly, so the mission chose a faster and more convenient waterway.

Secondly, in a march to battle, only the highest general can change the route. Although the mission is not an army, it is still taboo to change the route.

Chen Zhutou of the Criminal Department looked at Yang Yan and said in a deep voice: "Yang Jinluo, what do you think?"

Yang Yan was expressionless, "It's really inappropriate." ”

Together with Yang Yan, who is a watchman, he does not agree with Xu Qi'an's decision, it is conceivable that if he insists on going his own way, it will be ugly for himself. Even if it is other watchmen, I am afraid they will not support him.

"Humph!"

Chu Xianglong snorted coldly and said, "It's nothing, General Ben went back first, and there will be fewer brainless thoughts in the future." ”

The head catcher of the Criminal Department glanced at Xu Qi'an and said, "General Chu is slow, you might as well listen to what Master Xu has to say." ”

Chu Xianglong turned around and looked at him in surprise.

The more he thought about it in the past few days, the more wrong it became, at first he only thought that Chu Xianglong returned to the north with the mission, which was not only convenient for acting, but also to "monitor" the mission for the king of Zhenbei.

After all, this time the mission went to the north to investigate the case, and it is possible that it is against the king of Zhenbei.

But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong, if only Chu Xianglong was with him, and the princess was also with him, shouldn't he send a forbidden army to escort the north.

Why mix with them?

The ship was full of men, and the prince's wife went with them, which was somewhat unreasonable.

Dali Temple Cheng couldn't help but look at Chen Zhutou, frowned slightly, and then looked at Xu Qi'an and Chu Xianglong, thoughtful.

Yo, it is worthy of being the head catcher of the Criminal Department, and he is much sharper than the civilian officials......... Xu Qi'an unfolded the map he was holding in his hand, looked at Chu Xianglong, and asked:

"General Chu, how could the princess be in the accompanying mission?"

Chen Zhutou of the Criminal Department, the two imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple, all looked at Chu Xianglong.

Xu Qi'an's question asked the doubts or curiosity in their hearts.

"What's the problem with the princess going to the north to meet King Huai?" Chu Xianglong squinted and stared sharply at Xu Qi'an.

He knew that this matter had been concealed from the people who were traveling in different boats. There is no need to hide it, as long as you quietly leave the capital and no one knows, the goal will be achieved.

"This official is the head of the mission, why didn't he receive the notice before?" Xu Qi'an asked again.

Chu Xianglong said lightly: "It's just a trivial matter, the princess is traveling north, and her status is noble, so it is naturally better to keep a low profile." ”

"Since the princess has a noble status, why don't you send a forbidden army team to escort you?"

At this time, Chen Zhutou suddenly asked.

"Yes, the official ships are mixed, if you know that the princess is traveling, you have to prepare another boat. Dali Temple said with a smile.

"Hmm...... It's really inappropriate. One of the imperial historians frowned.

This group of old foxes........ Chu Xianglong glanced at the officials of the Third Division, and was annoyed.

A few days ago, they also showed hostility towards Xu Qi'an and secretly showed favor to themselves, however, once they encountered something that might be unfavorable to them, their attitude immediately became ambiguous.

Seeing that Chu Xianglong didn't speak, Xu Qi'an sneered, looked around at everyone, and said:

"As Chen Zhutou said, if the princess goes to the north to reunite with King Huai, then His Majesty will directly send the forbidden army to escort her. Not necessarily sneaky in the mission. Moreover, they even kept it a secret from us. My lords, did you know in advance that the princess was on board?"

Dali Temple Cheng and the two imperial historians shook their heads.

Xu Qi'an said again: "Then you know what this means?"

Dali Temple Cheng hurriedly asked, "Lord Xu has something to say." ”

Xu Qi'an said loudly: "This means that there may be danger, such as an ambush, an ambush against the princess." ”

The two imperial historians, Dali Temple Cheng frowned, and his face turned serious.

Chen Zhutou's expression in the Criminal Department remained unchanged, as if he had expected this.

Seeing this, Chu Xianglong knew that if he blindly denied it, he would only betray his relatives and leave, and hummed:

"The princess did have another purpose for going north this time, but Xu Qi'an didn't have to be alarmist. Even you don't know about the princess's departure from Beijing, let alone others?

"The ambush is also to be prepared in advance, let's go all the way north, taking the fastest waterway, and the princess's entourage is secret. How could they be ambushed? ”

Dali Temple Cheng and the others nodded slowly, thinking that what Chu Xianglong said was reasonable.

It was only after they set off that they found out that there were female dependents on the ship, and then slowly realized that there was Princess Huai among the female dependents. Even they only found out about this after they set off, just imagine, how can the possible enemy ambush?

It's too late.

"A false alarm, a false alarm......." Dali Sicheng exhaled, and his face improved.

Xu Qi'an smiled and said: "A few adults, don't be impatient, listen to what I say, and then you will think about it." ”

Then he moved his gaze to the unfolded map, pointed to one of them, and said, "At the speed of the ship, we will pass through here by tomorrow evening at the latest." ”

Everyone walked to the table and saw that it was a fast-flowing watershed, narrow and surrounded by high mountains on both sides.

"Here, if someone really wants to lay in ambush on both sides of the river, with the turbulence of the water, we can't turn quickly, otherwise there will be a danger of capsizing. The masters on both sides have become an obstacle for us to escape ashore, they only need to ambush people in the mountains, and they can wait for us to throw ourselves into the net. In short, if there is an ambush along the way, it will definitely be here. ”

Xu Qi'an's words made everyone's emotions that had just relaxed tense again.

Chu Xianglong stared at the map for a moment and retorted: "The premise of all this is that there is an enemy ambush, and as I said just now, the enemy has no time to set up an ambush in advance.

"As long as we get through here, we will be able to reach Jianzhou in ten years, and we will be greeted by the prince's army, and we will be done. And if you take the land route and drag it out for half a month, it will be a long night dream. ”

The two sides insisted on their own words and quarreled.

Dali Temple Cheng and others hesitated, both sides have a reason, but they both have drawbacks, and it feels unsafe to choose whichever one.

Then I'll add another fire to you........ Xu Qi'an sneered:

"It is true that the overland route is a long night and a lot of dreams, but there is still room for maneuver. If we are ambushed here tomorrow, we will be annihilated and there will be no chance. ”

The expressions of the two Yushi and Dali Temple Cheng immediately changed.

"I agree with Lord Xu's decision to change the route. Chen Zhutou of the Criminal Department took the lead in saying.

"This official also agrees with Lord Xu's decision, and quickly prepares to change the route tomorrow. Dali Temple immediately agreed.

The two imperial historians also chose to support Xu Qi'an, because his words hit the vital point of the civil officials. Compared to the potentially more troublesome and tiring land routes, the waves of annihilating waterways are more daunting.

No one dares to gamble with their lives.

Chu Xianglong's cheek muscles twitched, his heart was furious, he stared at Xu Qi'an fiercely, and said, "Xu Qi'an, this official wants to make a bet with you, if you don't encounter an ambush in this river basin tomorrow, what about it?"

Xu Qi'an pressed his hands on the table and did not let them look at each other in the slightest: "In the future, everything in the mission will be up to you." But what if there's an ambush?"

Chu Xianglong said: "You say one, I will never say two." ”

Xu Qi'an pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Now I say one, do you dare to say two? ”

"What do you want. ”

"Three thousand taels of silver, and the records of the northern garrison. ”

"Good. ”

Chu Xianglong agreed, but he thought in his heart that he would regret it when the time came, and when he arrived in the north, it was not he who had the final say. There are soldiers and generals under his hands, and the king of Zhenbei supports him.

Xu Qi'an sneered: "Establish a note." ”

....... Chu Xianglong stiffened: "Okay, but if you lose, you have to give me three thousand taels of silver." ”

The two sides made a written note, but they did not draw a pledge, and they had to wait for the result tomorrow.

Xu Qi'an turned his head to look at Yang Yan and said in a deliberative tone: "Boss, you take the boatman to test it tomorrow, how many people can you take with you at most?"

Yang Yan thought for a while and said, "Six." ”

Six people were clearly unable to steer the ship........ But Yang Yan can only take six people away, and if he really encounters an ambush tomorrow, the rest of the boatmen will die......... When Xu Qi'an was in danger, he heard Yang Yan say:

"Tomorrow I can use a gas engine to propel the sails and steer the boat, and I don't need the boatman to paddle. Just leave a few people at the helm. ”

At the level of the leader, a short period of steering the ship should not be a problem........ He exhaled a breath of turbidity in his heart: "Okay, that's it." ”

The plan to change the route was set, and the officials of the Third Division and the unwilling Chu Xianglong immediately went to prepare for leaving the ship, and notified the guards, ladies and other entourages on the ship.

Xu Qi'an didn't leave, but sat at the table, took a sip of tea, and analyzed: "If there is no ambush tomorrow, it means that the so-called enemy does not exist, or it is too late to set up an ambush."

"In this way, we can also breathe a sigh of relief, and if the enemy does not exist, even if Chu Xianglong has the final say in the mission, it is not a big problem, at most put up with him for a few days. ”

The bet is not arbitrary, even if there is no bet, Xu Qian will privately ask Yang Yan to drive a boat tomorrow to test it.

Yang Yan bowed: "But if there is an ambush.......

"Then we will be in trouble, before we reach the northern border, we will take the blame for the princess first. Xu Qi'an sighed and lowered his voice:

"If the situation is so bad, I have another plan, chief, and I will consult with you........"

..........

Early the next morning.

A party of two hundred men left Butter County, four wagons, eighteen flatbed wagons loaded with supplies, and forty horses.

As for the soldiers brought by the forbidden army and Chu Xianglong, they ran forward.

The procession followed the official road, in the dust, and headed north.

"If Yang Yan didn't encounter an ambush on his side, then after two days of land, he would have to change the waterway, the land route is really tiring, and .........the boat and car are tiring," Xu Qi'an sat on the horse's back and muttered in his heart.

The horse under the crotch is an ordinary brown horse, which is far from being comparable to a young mare.

At this moment, he saw the curtain of a carriage behind him lift, and a plain face poked out, beckoning to him.

Xu Qi'an turned the horse's head, walked slowly to the side of the carriage, and said with a smile: "Little aunt, what's the matter." ”

"Why do you want to go overland. She sat in a slightly bumpy carriage, her chest trembling slightly, telling the unknown majestic capital.

"For the safety of your princess. Xu Qi'an said.

She thought about it, and didn't subconsciously quarrel, but nodded cautiously, indicating that she agreed with this reason.

..........

In the evening.

Flowstone beach, the water is turbulent, even the stones can be washed away, hence the name.

The green hills on both sides are guarded, and the width of the river is like a woman's suddenly tightened waist, and the water is choppy, and the white foam is splashing.

A huge three-masted galleon approached slowly, sailing upstream, to the middle of the flowstone beach, and the turbulent water suddenly made waves, and a stout, black-scaled object arched and sank into the water.

After a few seconds of silence, only a boom was heard, and the huge three-masted galleon was lifted high.

In the midst of the splash, a black-scaled dragon burst out of the waves, its horns embedded in the bottom of the ship, and lifted it into the air.

"Click, Click, Click......"

Cracks spread all over the hull in an instant, and this large official ship that could carry more than 200 people fell apart, and the fragments fell with a clatter.

The moment the boat was lifted, Yang Yan used his qi machine to envelop the six boatmen, pulled up into the air, and the powerful qi machine exploded on the soles of his feet, pushing him up and sweeping away.

Jiaolong plunged headlong into the water, splashing white foam into the sky, and a man in a black robe surfaced and stood on the water.

His facial features are feminine, his nose hooked, his eyes are long, his eyes are long, his pupils are vertical, his eyes are cold and ruthless, and his cheeks are covered with fine scales.

The black-robed man glanced at the fragments of broken wood that were washed away by the current, snorted, his voice was cold, and said, "I was tricked." ”

"They can't escape. ”

In the dense forest on the shore, a young man, dressed in white, stood with his hands in his hands.

The man in white was not angry or disappointed by the failure of the ambush, and said very calmly: "We have dispatched enough manpower this time, and with only one four-grade Yang Yan, it is difficult to defeat four hands with two fists." The princess is in our pocket. ”

The black-robed man frowned and said, "Are you sure there are no other four grades in the mission?"

The man in white bowed his head, pointed to his eyes, and said, "Believe in my eyes, besides, even if there is a fourth grade, with our deployment, it will be foolproof." ”

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PS: This chapter has a little more words, so it wasn't updated on time. If you don't update it on time in the future, it means that the number of words will increase, which is considered compensation for you.

Thanks to the leader of the alliance "Don't embarrass me_" for the reward.