Li Xiuyuan's sudden arrival immediately attracted the attention of the armor soldiers on the ship.

"Who?"

patrolling, the armor of the guard immediately pulled out his waist knife and rushed over.

Li Xiuyuan had just jumped onto the board of the boat on horseback, and after a while, he was surrounded by a group of armor soldiers.

"Yes, you're very alert, and you didn't disappoint me. He rolled over and dismounted, nodded.

"Meet the General. ”

All the armorers were shocked, hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted, and put away their swords.

"Everyone has worked hard along the way, and with your guards, General Ben is not there, so I can put my mind at ease, by the way, Han Meng, Wu Xiang, and them. Li Xiuyuan asked.

"Back to the general, Han Dutong and Wu Dutong are in the cabin, and my subordinates will go to inform the two Dutongs. A soldier said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "No need for the time being, you all go down and prepare, if you don't expect, you should be able to reach the capital today." ”

"Yes, General. The armor soldiers answered.

"Go get busy. Li Xiuyuan had just waved everyone away when he heard a woman's voice with a little joy behind him.

"Is Li Gongzi back?" A graceful and beautiful woman walked out of the cabin at this moment, looking at Li Xiuyuan with some shame.

Li Xiuyuan looked back and said with a smile, "It's Miss Qingfeng, I didn't say goodbye last time, which made Miss Qingfeng worried." ”

"It's good that Li Gongzi comes back safely. Fu Qingfeng's face was flushed, and he didn't ask Li Xiuyuan where to go.

Fu Yuechi heard the movement and hurriedly ran out, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you are finally here, I have been suffocating to death recently, the boat is driving so slowly, I haven't arrived in the capital for more than two months, and last time I encountered strong winds and waves, my sister and my father were almost drowned, really."

It scared the hell out of me. ”

As soon as Fu Yuechi ran out, he pestered Li Xiuyuan, "Brother-in-law, where are you going to play this time, tell me quickly." ”

"Yuechi, pay attention to proportion, Li Gongzi is now the Lord of Thorn Shi, but don't be big or small. Fu Qingfeng said.

"Got it. Fu Yuechi pouted, she listened to Fu Qingfeng's words the most.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Where is it to go to the mountains and rivers, is to go to the mountains to cultivate oneself, the master said that my killing spirit is too heavy, the sharpness is too strong, I need to restrain a little sharpness, so as not to offend people and bring trouble after going to the capital, what happened to Master Fu?

Fu Qingfeng said a little helplessly: "Li Gongzi, you don't know your father's temper, the court treats him as a criminal minister, and wants to escort his father to the capital, and my father takes it seriously, and in the past two months, he has really locked himself in the prison car and never came out, the door is not locked, and he does not come out for a step, Li Gongzi."

Go and persuade him. ”

"Master Fu has a stubborn personality, if he is persuasive, it will not be him, but he should indeed greet him if he hasn't seen him for more than two months. Li Xiuyuan nodded.

Fu Qingfeng and Fu Yuechi took Li Xiuyuan to the cabin.

It was Zuo Qianhu who was protecting Fu Tianqiu here.

As soon as Li Xiuyuan arrived, Zuo Qianhu immediately stood up and knelt down on one knee and said, "Humble to meet Lord Li." ”

"Zuo Qianhu, you are the official of the capital, and you are not under my control, why do you need to be so polite, get up quickly. Li Xiu said from afar.

"Master Xie. Zuo Qianhu stood up and said, looking like he was doing things according to the rules.

There was nothing else in the spacious cabin, only a prisoner car.

There was a middle-aged man with white temples sitting in the prisoner car, wearing a prison suit, but he was neatly dressed, and the prison car was even cleaned.

"I've seen Master Fu. Li Xiuyuan bowed.

Fu Tianqiu lay in the prison car as if he hadn't heard it, and seemed to be asleep.

"Father. Li Gongzi came to see you. Fu Qingfeng said.

"Is my father asleep?" Fu Yuechi said, "Let's leave it alone and let my father sleep first." ”

Zuo Qianhu said: "Master Fu is still reading the book and reciting the text, and he is not asleep. ”

"......" The corners of Li Xiuyuan's mouth twitched, so he was deliberately sleeping for himself?

"Since Master Fu is still asleep, the juniors will come to visit later. ”

But just as he was about to turn around and leave, Fu Tianqiu said again: "You just wanted to leave? Did you not put the old man in your eyes? The young man has no patience at all, or do you have no one to see now that you have made a history of assassination?"

"This should be about you, you still know that I am an assassin, you must know that you have been dismissed, and your official position is not as big as mine. Li Xiuyuan secretly complained in his heart.

Fu Tianqiu sat up, his waist straightened, looked at Li Xiuyuan and said: "As a assassin, I went to Beijing to report on my work, disappeared for more than two months, and delayed my trip to Beijing, do you know that your move is irresponsible to the imperial court, irresponsible to the people, dereliction of duty, and the crime of bullying the king?"

Li Xiuyuan said, "Master Fu is wrong in what he said, and I am responsible for the people when I delay entering Beijing. ”

"What do you mean by this?" Fu Tianqiu said with a raised frown.

Li Xiuyuan said: "If I don't report on my work for a day, the land of Yangzhou will be under my jurisdiction for a day, up to the general army, the prefect, down to the county order, and the village. ”

"Ridiculous, the holy decree has been issued, how can there be changes, you can't be a child's play in the court?" Fu Tianqiu said angrily.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Yes? Since Master Fu doesn't believe it, and I will see it in a few days, and I don't go to Beijing for a day, and I don't report on my work for a day, then my policy in Yangzhou can be carried out smoothly, whether it is post-war reconstruction, whether it is to settle the disaster victims, to suppress the rebellion, or to recruit soldiers."

Horses, no matter how they are, will not be interfered with by anyone. ”

"What is the official side most afraid of? It's nothing more than that the order changes overnight, people go out of politics, and now the turmoil in Yangzhou has not been subsided for long, and I don't want to see such a thing, so I estimate that it will be about the same for half a year to come and go. ”

"I have half a year to govern, even if there is an accident in my official position, I am not afraid, because when the time comes, the places that should be settled have been settled, and the things that should be done have been done. ”

"You're a villain. Fu Tianqiu was a little annoyed and said, "This is not the mind that a gentleman should have. ”

Li Xiuyuan said: "The court is full of villains, Master Fu is a gentleman, but what about the fate of a gentleman? ”

"It's not that I don't have a gentleman's mind, but a gentleman's mind is used to treat a gentleman, and to treat a villain, you have to be more villain than a villain, and the rules above the court, maybe I'm more proficient than Master Fu. ”

He has been studying beside Li Linfu for many days, reading and seeing, and has already learned something.

"The old man won't tell you this, and I'll ask you, how long do you plan to delay, and when will you enter Beijing?" Fu Tianqiu said.

Li Xiuyuan said, "Today. ”

Today?

Fu Tianqiu said: "Are you fooling the old man and fooling him? This is at least two days' waterway from the capital, and you will arrive today? Unless your boat can fly." ”

"With the strength of the good wind, send me to the blue sky. It naturally takes two days to sail against the current, and if it is smooth, it will take so long. Li Xiu said from afar.

Fu Tianqiu said: "You know some gods and ghosts, and the old man understands in his heart that just relying on ghosts and gods to help him is not a long-term thing after all." ”

"Of course I understand that. ”

Li Xiu said from afar, this point is to agree with Fu Tianqiu.

"The ship is full of armor, you can't go directly to Beijing, otherwise it will cause impeachment of hundreds of officials, you are a new official, and a military position, you will be squeezed out by hundreds of officials, you can't make mistakes at this time, you leave the armor at a ferry in advance, and arrange for them to go to Zhengqi Villa, which is the old man's friend manor, although it is a little abandoned, but

The slave is still there, the old man will write a letter, and he will be accommodating, and there will be repairs for your subordinates, and you will ride a light car and enter Beijing with the old man. ”

Fu Tianqiu said, handing over a letter that had already been prepared.

"It's still thoughtful and thoughtful, thank you Master Fu. Li Xiuyuan concluded the letter and said.

Fu Tianqiu said with a cold face: "You are really bold, you brought two thousand soldiers and horses into the capital, I don't know if you thought you were here to rebel." ”

"I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital, and you are still afraid of my 2,000 soldiers and horses?" Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.

"Hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops are just numbers on the war books, less than 30,000 soldiers can fight, and only 5,000 elite armor soldiers, if you lead the troops, use a little trick, strengthen their momentum, and falsely claim to be 100,000 troops, supplemented by the strength of a few fierce generals under your command, you can kill a round trip in the capital......"

Fu Tianqiu said.

"In this way, it is no problem for me to take down the capital, capture the Zhao Guan's family, and sit on the dragon chair?" Li Xiuyuan interrupted him and said immediately.

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Qianhu next to him was startled, and looked at Li Xiuyuan in shock and horror.

"How dare you say it. ”

Fu Tian's hatred was about to explode: "The old man told you this is not to let you rebel, but to let you know how weak the Great Song Kingdom is, and let you understand that once the northern barbarians invade in the future, the capital will fall in a few days, it is to make you worry about the country and the people, not to let you take the country, if you rebel, the old man."

One hits the ground with his head, and he will die with his will. ”

"Oh, that's the case, I thought Master Fu was instigating me to rebel. Li Xiuyuan said: "But Master Fu doesn't have to worry, I don't have much interest in being an emperor, I have more important things to do." ”

Fu Tian was so angry that he was about to rush out of the prison and beat this guy who didn't know the height of the sky.

If this word is spread out and the official is dismissed, it is certain that the head will be cut off.

And Li Xiuyuan's words were frivolous, as if the world was at his fingertips.

Do you really think that the three hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty are really vulnerable?

As he spoke, the ship shook a little harder, and everyone's feet were unstable, but they could feel that the speed of the ship had begun to increase rapidly.

A headwind blows the sails of the ship, causing it to swim upstream, and an undercurrent carries the ship forward.

In just over an hour, he had already entered the realm of the capital.

"Go, pass the order, Mao Wu, you take two thousand soldiers and horses to the ferry in front, and take this letter to the Zhengqi Villa, Wu Xiang and Han Meng are the heroes of this rebellion, and they want to receive the reward, so they can't go together." Li Xiuyuan handed over a letter to Mao Wu.

"Yes, Childe. Mao Wu, as a guard, answered the call and immediately carried out the order.

"Fifty people are left, and there can't be no guards around them. Li Xiu said from afar.

After seeing Mao Wu leave, he said to the lake outside the boat: "The Eight Kings delay you for a little time, and you will go with you." ”

"Whoa~!"

There was a huge wave on the surface of the river, and immediately a strange wind rolled up from the surface of the lake, hovering at the ferry, following behind the fifth and other armor soldiers.

Although there are nearly 2,000 armor soldiers, they are not afraid of all bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods, but they lack the ability to prevent ghosts and gods, Li Xiuyuan does not want to repeat the mistake of the King of the Nine Mountains, he was changed by a fox spirit, deceived and forced to rebel, killing a family of old and young, maybe he will also affect relatives and friends, and be punished by the nine clans.

After putting down all the armor soldiers, the remaining boat, riding lightly, continued to move forward.

After another hour, the river here was completely lively.

There were countless boats on the river, and all kinds of shouts and shouts continued.

The slender man who pulls the rope, the force man who carries the goods, and all kinds of merchants, scholars, and officials, are endless.

The tide of people on the wharf shows the prosperity of the capital.

"The capital of a country is a prosperous scene in the end. Li Xiuyuan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the lively dock, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

It's just that there are flowers here, but there is a withered scene everywhere out of the capital.

"Dock, disembark. Li Xiuyuan commanded.

"Yes, young master. Han Meng responded with a fist clenched and immediately went to prepare.

There are many ferry crossings at the wharf here, which are used by merchants, common people, and court officials.

Li Xiuyuan went to Beijing to report on his work, and he could take the official road and enter the official ferry, so he didn't have to wait like other ships.

One of the scribes guarding the ferry, after verifying the papers, gave a salute, and called out respectfully, and ordered the servants to call the ships to the shore.

A state assassin history, holding real power, this is what the scribes dare not make difficult.

If it is a county order, a thousand households and other petty officials, this clerk is afraid that it is indispensable to please some benefits.

"Miss Yuechi, your chicken looks so familiar, it looks like the one raised in my house..... Why did you bring it?" As soon as he stepped off the boat, Li Xiuyuan saw Fu Yuechi walking down with a big rooster with golden feathers.

That's right, this is the rooster in his house, called Lei Gong.

"I didn't bring it, it came with me, and I only found out when I heard it chirp the day after I got on the boat. Fu Yuechi hurriedly explained.

Li Xiuyuan looked at the golden rooster and said: "It seems that you can't rest assured that I will come to the capital alone, but since you are here, don't walk around, I heard that the capital is very chaotic, if someone catches and eats it, I can't do anything." ”

After saying that, he touched the rooster's head.

"Haha, haha, providence, providence, poor Dao feels something today, even proud, in accordance with the will of heaven, I didn't expect to see the legendary bird, the country will die, the country will die, the country will die, the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty has come to an end. ”

Suddenly, a voice like a madness sounded from the crowd, but I saw a passing Taoist who was a little out of shape when he saw the rooster next to Li Xiuyuan, and turned around and left after a few sad laughs, blended into the crowd, and disappeared.

Li Xiuyuan didn't even see his appearance clearly.

"Huh?"

He followed the voice, but the person was already at a loss.

I looked at the rooster again, but I saw that the rooster was clucking as if it was fine, and there was nothing unusual at all.

"Isn't it a demon, it's an ordinary Taoist?" Li Xiuyuan said: "But what is a bird? Isn't this a rooster?"

Forget it, the person is gone, maybe you don't need to take such a proverb too seriously.

It's just that he is so comforted in his heart, but Li Xiuyuan always feels that this is a little terrifying.

The Great Song Dynasty is dying?

If so, at whose hands?