There is a high slope not far from the wharf on the north bank of the river, which was where the sailors placed the fort in the early years, but with the passage of peace, it became increasingly abandoned, and the artillery in the fort had long been withdrawn, leaving only a mottled fort, overgrown with weeds.

Li Xuandu and Liu Chen stopped on the fort at this time and looked into the distance, although the river was vast, but Li Xuandu's eyesight was excellent, and as far as the eye could see, a slender figure could be faintly seen standing on the bow of the ship.

At this time, the big ship was moving slowly, and the surrounding passenger ships and cargo ships all made way for it.

Liu Chen also looked at Li Xuandu's gaze: "It's the Qian family's ship." ”

"I know. Li Xuandu narrowed his eyes: "If I'm not mistaken, the person on this ship should be Qian Yulou." ”

"Qian Yulou?" Liu Chen said with slight surprise: "Is that the eldest lady of the Qian family?" I heard that this eldest lady of the Qian family is shrewd and capable, and has been presiding over the business of the Qian family in the southwestern states for the past few years, and is not often in the ancestral house of Jinling, how can she return to Jinling at this juncture?"

Li Xuandu said softly: "This shows that Jinling has changed, and only in troubled waters can you touch fish." ”

Speaking of this eldest lady of the Qian family, Li Xuan has never met, but he has heard Qian Yulong mention it.

According to Qian Yulong, he and this half-sister are inherently incompatible, what brothers, friends, brothers, His sister is naturally strong, and since she was a child, she has adhered to the concept of who says that women are inferior to men, and the person she reveres the most is the Empress of the Ming Sky who once ruled the world thousands of years ago, so she is very hostile to his brother, who is destined to inherit the position of the head of the family, and has never stopped small actions in the open and in the dark.

This makes Qian Yulong quite helpless, aside from his daughter's body, the inheritance of the big family pays attention to a grandchild and no grandchild, so as to minimize the internal friction caused by competing for the position of the head of the family, Qian Yulong, as the eldest son, as long as he does not make a big mistake, the position of the head of the family can be said to be a certainty, not to mention that the Qian family has never had a female head of the family, he can't understand why Qian Yulou is fighting with him.

At that time, the reason why Qian Yulong spit out these bitter waters to Li Xuandu was because Li Xuandu was also caught in the "battle for succession" at that time, and the two were considered to have the same disease, and Qian Yulong also had the intention of introducing Li Xuandu as an Austrian aid, but as Li Xuandu completely lost power later, this friendship ended without a problem.

Just when Li Xuandu was looking at the three-story boat, the woman on the boat was also looking at the riverbank on Li Xuandu's side.

She leaned on the railing with both hands, leaned forward slightly, and was draped in a snow-white coat, and inside was an unusually precious bird skirt, which was woven with multiple bird feathers twisted into silk threads.

The woman was not followed by the maid, but the seventh or eighth martial artist, especially an old man, with a pale golden face, and a flash of lightning between the opening and closing of his eyes, obviously a master of good cultivation.

The woman looked at the north bank of the river for a while, then withdrew her gaze and turned to the south bank of the river on the other side.

On the south bank of the river is Jinling Mansion, and in Jinling Mansion there is the ancestral home of the Qian family that she has not returned to for a year.

The woman's face was a little gloomy and gloomy.

Just as the woman turned around, Li Xuandu also retracted his gaze and said to Liu Chen: "We will also find a ferry boat to cross the river, and strive to reach Jinling Mansion City before dark." ”

Liu Chen has been to Jinling Mansion many times, and those who do their line of work are naturally very taboo and attract attention, and they must not directly cross the river with light skills, so every time they go back and forth is by boat, they know the time required, and said: "It won't take that long, if it is fast, Shen Shi can arrive at Jinling Mansion in a moment." ”

Li Xuandu said the word "good" and strode towards the dock below.

After coming to the wharf, the two of them found an inconspicuous passenger boat, which was neither big nor small among the many ferries, and the silver required was neither high nor low, and each person had a penny of silver.

The ferry was about to set sail, and the passengers began to board the boat one after another, and after Li Xuandu and Liu Chen followed the flow of people to get on the boat, they found a corner and sat down casually.

There were no accidents in the whole process of crossing the river, and there was nothing wrong all the way.

Li Xuandu looked at Jinling Mansion, which was getting closer and closer, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The last time he was here, it wasn't the same white scene as it is today. At that time, it was February, the spring breeze in the south of the Yangtze River has lost the cold of the spring, with a slight warmth, in this spring breeze, the boats on the river are intertwined, the willows on both sides of the river bank are still around, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and even there are scholars and girls riding horses, which is completely a picture of the spring in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan is the best in the world, Jiangzhou is the best in Jiangnan, and Jinling is the best in Jiangzhou.

As the so-called is: "Jiangnan beautiful land, Jinling Imperial State." "Jinling Mansion is known as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the capital of the Ten Dynasties, after the weakening of the Longmen Mansion in Zhongzhou, it has blessed the Central Plains Zhengshuo inheritance several times, so it is also known as the center of the world.

The ferry port where the ferry docks, although there are about 200 miles away from Jinling City, but it is not inferior to the liveliness of Jinling City, it is winter now, there are still nearly 100 ships of all kinds staying and docking here, coolies, boatmen are intertwined back and forth, and the wharf number is endless.

Li Xuandu and Liu Chen walked silently in the crowd, quickly left the place, and after coming to a secluded place, Liu Chen took out a "sub-talisman" from his Sumeru treasure and lit it.

About a stick of incense, a woman wearing a hat appeared not far away, the woman's hat is different from the fashionable "light dew", the soap yarn hanging from the brim of the hat hangs down to the calf, which is equivalent to enveloping the whole person, and then the woman takes off the hat, revealing her true face, although she is a MILF, but still bright and shining.

Liu Chen introduced Li Xuandu: "Li Gongzi, this is the blue bird of our son of the Wind Building. ”

The woman gave a blessing and said softly, "Just call me Liangzi." ”

Li Xuandu hugged his fists and saluted: "Li Xuandu." ”

Liang Zi nodded slightly, and then said, "Please come with me." ”

After that, she led the way in front of her head, and Li Xuandu and Liu Chen followed her side.

On the way, Liang Zi introduced: "We listen to the wind building twelve, a total of twelve blue birds, eight of which are the guide blue birds, four are sitting on the hall blue birds, but the responsibilities are different, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior, Liu Chen is one of the eight leading blue birds, the concubine is the sitting blue bird of Jinling Mansion, Chen Mao is the sitting hall blue bird of Zhongzhou Longmen Mansion, and the rest of the state capitals only sit on the hall nightingale. ”

Li Xuandu asked, "What about the other two blue birds?"

Liang Zi said: "One sits in the Tingfeng Tower in the imperial capital, and the other has been stationed in the main building for many years. ”

Li Xuandu nodded and did not continue to ask further.

Liang Zi continued: "This time the Governor of Qin went to Jinling Mansion, which involves all forces and is a matter of great importance, so we will listen to the Fenglou and the three blue birds will be in charge of this matter, if it is usual, at most only one blue bird. ”

Liu Chen interjected: "If it weren't for characters like Qin Dudu, if it were replaced by other small people, it would be enough to have a guide nightingale, or simply a guide raven." ”

Li Xuandu sighed lightly: "My Taiping money can't be spent in vain, so much Taiping money is enough to buy the life of a True Realm master at Wan Du Gate." ”

Liu Chen smiled slightly.

Li Xuandu asked again: "By the way, who is on Qingluanwei's side to guide them?"

Liang Zi shook his head and said: "Qingluan Wei believes that we can't listen to the guide of Fenglou, so they are just asking for news, and they have never used a guide, and they are also good at tracking, so there is no need to do more." ”

Li Xuandu nodded, knowing in his heart.

Qiu Anqing had told him before that Qin Xiang and his party had been attacked in Dongting Lake and suffered heavy losses, so from this point of view, it should be Qingluanwei's handiwork. Of course, in Jingzhou, Qingluanwei can only be an auxiliary, and the real person in charge is the governor of Jingchu, in terms of authority, unless it is Qingluanwei Zuodu Governor himself, no one can compare with this feudal official.

Liang Zi hesitated a little and said, "The concubine has a lot of words, and it may not be wise for Gongzi Li to come to Jinling Mansion at this time." ”

Li Xuandu smiled: "Everyone will inevitably do a few stupid things wrong in this life, if everyone only does smart things, this world will be too boring." ”