Xie Ming

Chapter 133: An Old Horse Knows the Way

On April 13, Song Xiance rode at full speed to Zijing Pass to meet Liu Fangliang.

This trip was originally led by Liu Fangliang, and Song Xiance even brought the heads of Liu Heita and Han Liuzi as a gift!

So Liu Fangliang was very satisfied with this!

Just keep offering suggestions and treat them well, and the two dilemmas will be solved!
However, during this period, after listening to Liu Fangliang's investigation of the whole matter, Song Xiance was very surprised that the silver robbery in Yi County and the internal strife in Laishui City were actually closely related to the young general named Xiao Jingchuan!

It is said that this fellow has gathered more than a thousand followers, and has become a nuisance in this place!
Song Xiance was very surprised by this!
But it is not a good idea to ask too much. After all, it is hard to say how much truth there is in Liu Fangliang's words in order to atone for the crime of losing the deposit!
So according to the original plan, the next day, Liu Fangliang personally wrote a letter to the emperor, blaming the loss of the silver deposit in Chen Baoding Prefecture and the loss of soldiers in Laishui City on Xiao Jingchuan's troops!
And to compromise, he flattered Xiao Jingchuan a lot, added fuel to the fire, in order to cover up the incompetence of his subordinates!

After writing this memorial, Song Xiance returned to Beijing and traveled all the way to Liu Zongmin.

Liu Zongmin then also submitted a memorial to support the situation in Laishui City!
As a result, all the events in Yi County and Laishui County became invisible!
The memorial was presented to the palace. After reading it, Li Zicheng slammed the table and stood up in anger!
Curse Liu Fangliang and Liu Zongmin, two good-for-nothings!

But it was all thunder and no rain.

He also ordered people to inquire from various sources to find out who this so-called young general Xiao Jingchuan was!

At this point, Xiao Lang and Xiao Jingchuan finally made a name for themselves. The little-known young general of the Shenjiying Camp entered Li Zicheng's sight for the first time!

However, because the main force of the Dashun Army entrenched in the capital has been unable to withdraw recently, all the troops and energy have been focused on the vicinity of Luanzhou, east of the capital, so it is impossible to split the troops and turn around to suppress the enemy!

Once the matter was suppressed, it was completely suppressed. Li Zicheng only gave a verbal order, ordering Liu Fangliang to seize the opportunity to organize troops to go into the mountains to suppress the bandits in order to recover the silver in transit!

There is no need to talk about this matter anymore!

Since the incident in the capital at the end of March, the two sisters Yuzhen and Yu'e fled all the way south from the capital. Under the care of their old housekeeper Xue Zhong, they have passed northern Zhili and entered Shandong.

Afternoon of April 14th!
The three of them gradually reached the Shandong-Yanzhou border - the northern suburbs of Dongping County.

After more than half a month of travel, the three of them were extremely tired. Not to mention the people, even the horses pulling the carriage had lost more than two times their weight.

creak creak!

The left wheel of the carriage accidentally hit a big rock the day before, and now the axle frame is half detached. It twists and turns when it turns, which looks very awkward and seriously affects the travel speed!

"Xue, Uncle Xue!"

"When can we get to the Dongping County you mentioned?!"

"If you keep swaying in this junky car like this, I'm going to throw up!"

The carriage was traveling on a deserted meadow. As there was no one around, Zhu Yu'e dared to lift the curtain. She was quite impatient and spoke coquettishly to Xue Zhong, the old steward who was driving the carriage.

"Haha, Second Miss!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's almost there! It's almost there!"

"We have now entered the wilderness in the northern suburbs of Dongping County!"

"Miss Second doesn't know anything!"

"There is a lake to the west of Dongping Prefecture!"

"It's called Liangshanpo!"

"Ladies, have you ever heard the story of the heroes of Liangshan?"

Xue Zhong drove the carriage and endured the hardships of traveling by boat and carriage for many days. In addition, there were things going on in the capital, and the Duke's life or death was unknown. As a result, the two sisters, especially Yuzhen, were depressed and worried all the way.

In order to lighten the atmosphere, Xue Zhong started the conversation by asking a question.

"Hmm? A hero from Liangshan?"

"kindness"

Yu'e twisted the thread and thought hard, but could not figure it out, so she turned around and looked at her sister.

But at this moment, Yuzhen frowned slightly, and seemed to have no idea, so she could only shake her head slowly.

"Haha, young lady, it was the old servant who was rude!"

"You two young ladies are of such status that you will never be able to read such books even if you read them!"

"I'm confused. I'm really getting old and confused!" Xue Zhong said self-deprecatingly.

Today, Xue Zhong was obviously in a very good mood because he had a very close cousin living in the suburbs of Dongping County!
After crossing the border of Shandong, Xue Zhong wanted to go to Dongping and thought he could stay at his home for a few days.

Firstly, the two young ladies had been travelling by boat and train for days in order to avoid being seen, and were already exhausted. This was a good opportunity for them to rest up.

Secondly, this car is really useless now. We must find help to repair the car, and the horses should be fed some fine food!
Thus he went on this journey to visit his relatives. Xue Zhong lived alone in the capital for most of his life and rarely returned to his hometown in Shandong.

This incident happened suddenly, so this arrangement was probably just to satisfy his own selfish desires! "Hey? By the way, Uncle Xue!"

"Is the Dongping County we are in now under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture?"

Seeing that her sister was worried and spoke little along the way, Yu'e had no choice but to chat with the old housekeeper to pass the time on the road.

"Roar, yes! It's Yanzhou Prefecture!"

"Well, actually, when our Ming Taizu was still alive, this area of ​​Dongping was under the jurisdiction of Jining Prefecture!"

"Later, the tenth son of Taizu, Prince Lu, came here to be enfeoffed in the eighteenth year of Hongwu!"

"The prince was enfeoffed in Yanzhou, and from then on, Yanzhou became a prefecture, and the original Jining Prefecture was changed to Jining Prefecture."

"Dongping was also changed to be under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture!"

Xue Zhong was older, so once he started talking, he started talking a lot.

"Sister, look at Uncle Xue. He has become more energetic since entering Dongping!"

"Look, look!" Yu'e took great pains to ask her sister to relax a little.

“Ouch, ouch!”

"Okay, okay, I really can't beat you!"

While Yuzhen was scolding her, she had to obey her sister's words and bowed closer to the curtain in front of the car.

With a flick of her white wrist, the curtain was lifted.

Looking up and into the distance, you can see lush greenery, meadows, hills, and everything is green.

"Uncle Xue, you...how long has it been since you came back to Dongping Prefecture?!"

After taking a look at the distant scenery, Yuzhen turned her eyes back and asked Xue Zhong directly.

"what?!"

"Oh, haha, I won't hide it from you, miss!"

"It's been about ten years now, I guess!"

"Last time I came back, I stayed at my cousin's house for a few days!"

"We have been good friends since we were young. Don't worry, young lady. We will stay here for the night and there will be no complaints!"

Xue Zhong knew what the young lady was thinking, so he responded with a conscious effort.

"Ten years"

“Such a long time!”

"Uncle Xue, are you sure you can still find the road back then?" Yuzhen was still a little worried.

"Haha, young lady!"

“This is the way home!”

"How can I forget the way home!"

Xue Zhong's hair and beard seemed to have turned a lot whiter in recent days, and at present, it seemed that there were tears in his eyes.

"Eh?"

"Xue Bo, sister, hurry up!"

"Look!"

"There seems to be a house in front, near the water!"

"One, two"

“It looks like a village!”

"Xue Bo, are we there yet?!"

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