On the official road from Hangzhou to Quzhou, a large number of displaced people poured in, and the reconnaissance team led by Ma Santong did not take much effort to blend in, a few of them changed into beggar's clothes, carried dog beating sticks, and got rid of a few homeless refugees, Shi Shi was used to the cold life, and did not mind at all, but Wu Yiming and Liao Birui were a little resentful, they thought that they were going to be with their senior brother Liu Dianzong, well-dressed, and well-traveled, but they were mixed in the homeless team, not to mention the food, and there was no place to live, which made them extremely uncomfortable.

Displaced people from all directions, gathered near Quzhou, Shi and others also came to Quzhou with them, all kinds of rumors spread among the displaced people, some said that the Great Ming Zun was going to come to the world, and some said that soon the sky will reappear nine suns, only faith in religion can keep peace, each of which circulated soon, new versions emerged one after another, making Ma Santong and Shi and others dizzy.

Due to the bad influence of the uprising, the imperial court ordered the proper resettlement of the displaced people early in the morning, and officers and soldiers were transferred from all over the place to be responsible for settling the displaced people and preventing them from gathering to make trouble and causing great trouble, and Liu Yanlang's team was one of them.

Liu Yanlang served as the military attache of the governor in Jiangxi, because of his meritorious defense in the Chaotian Palace when Luo Tian Dajiao, and later won the recommendation of the governor Zhou Tianxiang, promoted to the general, and took office in Ningbo, Zhejiang, when the enemy repeatedly harassed the southeast coastal area of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Yanlang led his troops to rectify the coastal defense that was close to abandonment, and attacked the invading enemy, and repeatedly made great contributions, but the enemy was not only not cleared out, but there was a tendency to intensify.

The king of Qiantang conspired to start an incident, and sent Chai Xiuji to woo the civil and military officials of Zhejiang everywhere, they were either greedy for wealth and wealth, or under pressure, they joined the covenant of the king of Qiantang, only Liu Yanlang not only did not accept the court, but wrote to the court several times, implying that the king of Qiantang had bad intentions, but the chapter was secretly detained by the henchmen of the king of Qiantang, Chai Xiuji saw that the matter could not be done, so he pretended to be the hand of the governor, and transferred Liu Yanlang to Quzhou, obviously to appease the displaced people, in fact, it was to facilitate surveillance, under the elbow, as soon as there was a wind and grass, Liu Yanlang's head was the first to be sacrificed.

Liu Yanlang knew it in his heart, but the emperor's order was difficult to do, so he had to withdraw with hatred, and led 800 subordinates who were born and died to Lingshan County under the Lanke Mountain in Quzhou Mansion to station, sitting alone in the tent day and night, borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, the anger was difficult to settle, the national disaster was at the head, the military generals could only stand by and watch, what could be more uncomfortable for him?

"Report! I have caught a monk who escaped from Hangzhou!" came the voice of the adjutant outside the tent.

Liu Yanlang pushed away the wine glass in front of him, sat up straight, held the saber in his hand, and shouted, "Bring it in!"

As soon as the words fell, four soldiers escorted a monk wearing a long robe into the tent, seeing that the monk was not very old, his face was pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, with nine ring scars on his head, he was tied up by the soldiers, and pushed all the way into the tent, he was one of the nine monks of Linggu Temple, his legal name was Jinghong, and he broke into the Qiantang palace at night, and the eight senior brothers died, only he stole the crown and the holy flower and retreated, but at this moment there was a Quzhou dozens of miles away from Hangzhou City.

"When you see General Liu, don't kneel down!" The soldier saw the monk standing arrogantly and shouted fiercely, and the monk frowned sideways, unmoved.

"Forget it. Liu Yanlang waved his hand, "You escaped from Hangzhou?"

The monk didn't look back, and said, "No, I'm a monk from the Northern Heavenly Realm Temple, and I was arrested by your subordinates for no reason. ”

The soldier who captured the man refused to give in, threw the scarf in his hand on the ground, and said angrily: "Since you are a monk, why are you dressed up as a showman, and why are you wandering around the mass grave of the dead buried, I think you are a demon monk who escaped from Hangzhou, sir, why don't we escort him to Hangzhou and hand him over to Lord Futai?"

"Is it up to you here, or is it up to me?" Liu Yanlang heard Lord Futai, and his heart burst into flames. v5

"The subordinates don't dare! the subordinates don't dare!" the soldier was stunned and hurriedly relented.

"I was originally a monk from Youfang, and I heard that the officers and soldiers were grabbing monks everywhere, so I pretended to be like this, and the monks were merciful, and I was just spending the soul of the dead in the mass grave, so did I also violate the royal law?"

After hearing this, Liu Yanlang glanced at the adjutant, "Quickly loosen the tie and watch the tea!"

Adjutant Wang Xiaoli is a short man, following Liu Yanlang for many years, admiring Liu Yanlang for his loyalty, willing to serve the work of dogs and horses, and Liu Yanlang has a tacit understanding, at that time, he ordered the soldiers to quickly loosen the monk with his hands and feet, and the monk rubbed his sore wrist, and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the chief, the tea will be exempted, the poor monk still has important matters, it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, and I hope to let him go." ”

Liu Yanlang said with a smile: "In such a world, what else do you have to do as a monk?"

Jinghong clasped his hands together, sang a Buddha horn, and said: "Amitabha, the monk meditates on himself, and is compassionate, and the little monk just wants to do his part." ”

"It's rare that you have this heart, not everyone is willing to contribute to this duty, now the border is not peaceful, and the Japanese are harassing, if these soldiers can do their part, why is it so?" Liu Yanlang smiled bitterly.

"Everything is predetermined, and the little monk only does his best. ”

Liu Yanlang nodded again and again, and said: "Okay, since the monk has the heart to save the world, it is inconvenient for the official to keep you, adjutant, send me off, and there is a word, if the monk has difficulties here, you might as well visit the account." "It was as if he knew he would meet him again in the future.

Qiantang Palace, the prince's office.

In front of the palace because of the selection of concubines and the door is like a city, the people in the palace are also shuttling, busy with various affairs, the prince is calm as usual, Zhu Zaiying specially ordered the subordinates to retreat, he sat alone in the pavilion in the back garden, Fuqin sitting, he is now under house arrest by his father, he can't even go to the Qinglou to buy drunk, although his father sent a set of degrees, a robe, but will he really let him go free? He remembered his father's capricious temperament, and there was no answer.

This garden is designed by Zhu Zaiying's mother's concubine, and the only place he has nostalgia for the palace is probably here, and there is still his mother's handwriting on the garden gate: Sishi Garden, dignified and elegant regular script.

The trees in the garden are tall and short, the marble corridor is densely packed like a chessboard, the flowers and trees are mixed according to the four seasons, there are spring magnolia in spring, lotus delphinium in summer, chrysanthemum canna in autumn, plum bird of paradise in winter, so no matter what season, there are always flowers in this garden, bees and butterflies come out, green shade is verdant, so it is called the Four Seasons Garden.

There is a waterfall in the rockery of Taihu Lake in the center of the park, and the trickle falls into the waterhole under the stone, and there is an octagonal pavilion standing on the edge of the pool, which is hidden in the flowers and trees, and integrates with the surroundings.