Another day later, Xu He received news early that his uncle Xie Kun had returned from Jiangyanpu.
When he rushed to the city gate to greet him, Xu He was surprised to see Xie Kun in front of him.
The elegant and unruly middle-aged celebrity was gone. The man in front of him was dark and thin, with dirty clothes and hair. He couldn't look like the Confucian scholar who taught him the world in the study.
"Uncle, thank you for your hard work!" Xu He bowed.
Xie Kun stepped forward to help him up and said with a smile: "I heard in the army that your imperial examination was ordered to commit crime? Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
So Xu He told Xie Kun one by one about his encounter with Cao Jiangjun after boarding the Japanese ship, as well as what happened in Yangzhou City.
Xie Kun nodded after listening: "I already know about Cao Jiangjun. Kong Weide, the censor of Caojiang, usually can't tell who he is. I didn't expect that he would help Zhou Yi intercept you this time. This makes me wonder. I can’t understand it.”
"Could it be Lord Chief Assistant..." Xu He put forward his own guess.
Xie Kun shook his head: "I don't know, it's hard to guess! Maybe it's Zhou Yi's personal relationship, or maybe it's Ge Youli's relationship. Of course, it's possible that you said he is Qin Yan's person, but I think the other party has been around for so many years I have never had a team, so there is no reason for me to stand up and clarify my position for you, a boy who is not even an official."
When Xu He heard this, he thought that this was really the case.
He originally thought that Zhou Tianxiong was looking for Caojiang Yushiyamen, but the person standing behind him was Zhou Yi.
But this idea is too self-righteous. Everyone feels that they are special and everyone feels that they are important.
But then I thought about it and realized that I didn't seem to have anything special. I didn't have any important clues, and I couldn't decide whether the Zhou family would live or die. I was not qualified enough to let Yushi Caojiang expose his position.
"Okay, the Zhou Ge family is dead. No matter what the other side's position is, they won't operate on a little guy like you at this time. At least your life is not in danger!"
Xu He nodded and asked: "Uncle, I heard that you are going to Zhejiang?"
Xie Kun was stunned when he heard this, stopped and looked at Xu He: "Did Mr. Xiao Shi tell you?"
"Um!"
Xie Kun smiled to himself: "After all, it's the scholar's anger, and he does it knowing that he can't do it!"
Xu He knew that he was talking about himself: "Uncle, is it difficult in Zhejiang?"
Xie Kun sneered: "Isn't it difficult? Lu Yun wants to arrogantly lure the Japanese pirates ashore and wipe out most of them in one battle, thus killing the monkeys and frightening the chickens!"
"But the princes in the imperial court felt that he was afraid of fighting, and his majesty was already exhausted with bullets!"
When Xu He heard this, he thought that he was indeed the queen's younger brother, and he also knew about the affairs in the palace.
Xie Kun continued: "Our chief minister is accustomed to adapting to the changing circumstances. Now that the direction of the court is not favorable to Lu Yun, forget about the food and salary he verbally promised before."
Xu He was shocked: "What about Lu Butang?"
"What should we do?" Xie Kun shook his head, "We can only start in advance, annihilate a group of Japanese pirates first, and try to get the court to give him some time!"
"If orders are changed in the morning and evening, there will be big problems!" Xu He was worried!
Xie Kun shook his head: "Alas! I saw that the old man was pitiful and didn't want to see his reputation in Zhejiang ruined in one day, so I agreed to join the show and praise him."
Xu He felt a little relieved after hearing this. With Xie Kun, the emperor's beloved brother-in-law, at least Lu Yun had automatically blocked many rumors that were unfavorable to him!
"Uncle is proficient in the art of war. He will definitely be able to show off his skills in Lubu Hall!" Xu He complimented.
Unexpectedly, Xie Kun laughed at himself: "Me? Proficient in the art of war?"
Xu He: "???"
Xie Kun put his hands behind his hands and looked at Wanghai Tower in the distance and sighed: "I have been familiar with military books since I was a child, and I have thought of myself as a figure like Zhuge Kongming. But it was the battle between Hailing bandits that gave me a heads-up. My so-called art of war is the master of the art of war." Titles are actually nothing more than compliments from others!”
Xu He was silent. To be honest, thieves were harassing the city that day. Although Xie Kun made many arrangements and they worked, his arrangements at that time were also quite awkward in some aspects.
Thinking about it afterwards, if he had not allocated troops to Wang Lie that day and directly led people to attack the thieves in the laboratory, the situation might not have been so dangerous. But for the sake of stability, he asked Wang Lie to take away so many people, which harmed them. In the end, if Rugao Xiaohu Baihu hadn't saved his life, the entire army would have been wiped out.
Xie Kun's family knew about his own affairs, so he didn't pretend to be in front of Xu He. Instead, he laughed at himself: "Only after that day did I realize that I was no Zhuge Kongming. In the end, I was even worse than Ma Di!"
Xu He heard the words and quickly advised: "Uncle, I have said this. You are still young and have never led a soldier. There are no generals in the world who are born with soldiers. Most of the people who become famous on the battlefield are veteran generals, and a few of them are Huo Huo. Where is the hussar?"
Hearing this, Xie Kun seemed to be enlightened by Xu He's words. He laughed and said, "You are a good lobbyist!"
Xu He asked again: "Uncle, how is the situation at Jiangyanpu?"
Xie Kun nodded: "Chen Yingzhao still has a way. His soldiers are not as useless as the soldiers from the local Qianhu Station and Baihu Station. The thieves have now been wiped out, and only the bandit leader is with him. A dozen or so people slipped away and took a boat out to sea!"
Speaking of this, he said to Xu He: "I will go to the post house immediately to receive the order. After receiving the order, I will set off immediately, so you don't have to come to see it off!"
Xu He was shocked when he heard this: "So anxious?"
Xie Kun just smiled: "Lu Butang is very imminent. If I don't go, he will probably send someone to escort me!"
At noon, Xu He bought some food for the road, wrapped it in brown paper, and waited at the dock.
After waiting for a short time, Xie Kun hurried to the dock wearing coarse clothes. He pretended to be angry when he saw Xu He, but the expression on his face was still very happy.
"I asked you not to send it away, but you still come. It's really..."
At the pier, the post boat was waiting. In order to cherish his time, Xu He helped his uncle stuff the food and clothes he bought into the boxes picked by his servants.
"Uncle! If you go to the south, you must take care of yourself. The war is dangerous, so be careful!"
Xie Kun seemed a little moved, but he didn't want to show it in front of his half-disciple. He nodded solemnly, waved his hand to signal Xu He to go back, and stepped on the wooden springboard to board the post boat.
After getting on the boat, he saw Xu He still standing on the shore. Xie Kun finally couldn't stand it any longer. He said loudly: "Write me more letters and tell me your reading experience! If you have any good poems, remember to copy them to me..."
As the boat moved further and further away, Xu He stood on the shore still unwilling to leave, not because this uncle was the queen's brother, but because his words and deeds showed his concern for himself.
At this moment, another ship also set off north from the dock.
Xu He saw the big word "Xu" rising from the bow of the ship.
"Is this the Xu Mansion's ship? This...is this the ship that carries Miss Feng north?"
Xu He's lips trembled.
On the same day, Uncle Shi left, and so did Feng Xiaozhu.
The melancholy feeling in Xu He's heart could no longer be suppressed. He couldn't help but sing in a voice that could only be heard by himself: "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretched to the sky, the evening wind blew the willow flute and the sound of the sunset lingered outside the mountain; At the end of the earth, in the corner of the earth, there are only a few close friends left, and a pot of turbid wine is all that is left to enjoy. Don’t sleep in the cold tonight."
