After crossing the river from Yanziji, Zhang Ren didn't go very fast. This was not because he deliberately delayed his journey, but because the distance from Yingtian to Dengzhou was not short, covering 1,500 miles, so he had to conserve his horse power.
It has to be said that Jinling City, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is still very lively, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians even on official roads.
Zhang Ren's riding speed was not too slow, but he was still caught up by the bursts of smoke and dust behind him.
Listening to the rapid sound of horse hooves behind him, Zhang Ren turned around and saw more than twenty people in Jinyiwei uniforms riding horses. Coincidentally, the person leading the way was an acquaintance, it was Liu Erbing. undoubtedly.
These Jin Yiwei move very fast, and when they encounter a place with many pedestrians, they will shout loudly to make pedestrians dodge.
Zhang Ren secretly shook his head. This is the Ming Dynasty. If in future generations, just see if the traffic police punish you, just see if anyone exposes you on the Internet for such a rampage.
When these Jin Yiwei passed by Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren also started to speed up. He and Liu Erbing walked together and asked, "Where are you going?"
Liu Erbing was concentrating on riding a horse when he suddenly heard someone talking to him and almost fell down. He stabilized his body and looked towards the person who was speaking, only to realize that it was Zhang Ren beside him.
While he kept moving, he said to Zhang Ren, "What a coincidence, Second Junior Brother, why are you here?"
Zhang Ren looked helpless: "How many times have I told you, don't call me Second Junior Brother or Second Senior Brother..."
Liu Erbing nodded seriously: "Okay, Second Junior Brother."
Zhang Ren was helpless, but he couldn't say much. After all, someone else had his mouth. He changed the topic and asked again: "Is this a mission?"
Liu Erbing nodded and said proudly: "Yes, His Majesty gave the order, and the Governor specially arranged for us people to carry it out. Now I can be regarded as the leader of these people."
There was obviously a hint of excitement in Liu Erbing's words. This was his first time going out on a mission.
Zhang Ren also thought about a lot of things in his mind. During Zhu Yuanzhang's time, most of the people sent to various places to convey orders were Jin Yiwei. Now at this time, Jin Yiwei was sent out in large numbers. It must be something important.
Zhang Ren was also curious. He originally wanted to follow him to have a look, but when he turned around, he found that all the Jin Yiwei were riding one person and two people. If he speeded up to keep up, he would probably tire of the horse under him soon. die.
There was no other way. Zhang Ren could only suppress his curiosity, nodded towards Liu Erbing and said, "I also have to go back to my hometown for something. Seeing that you are so anxious, I wish all brothers success immediately."
After Zhang Ren finished speaking, he slowed down his horse and watched the smoke and dust getting farther and farther away from him.
A few days later, Zhang Ren finally arrived in Dengzhou. Along the way, he originally wanted to see if he could do some good deeds of chivalry or make friends with some people in the world. Unfortunately, it backfired. This journey was also surprising. calm.
Since he had planned to abandon the identity of Jin Yiwei, Zhang Ren simply wrapped the Xiuchun knife in cloth and carried it on his back to prevent Jin Yiwei's identity from being discovered.
It should be noted that people in Jianghu have always been unfavorable to Jin Yiwei.
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When he arrived at Dengzhou Prefecture, Zhang Ren was not in a hurry to go to Ninghai Prefecture, nor was he in a hurry to visit his family. Instead, he asked the locals about the Zhang family along the way.
The Zhang family is already considered one of the top wealthy families in Ninghai Prefecture, but its reputation does not seem to be very good in the local area. After asking around several times, the most common thing he heard was that people are rich but not benevolent.
The Zhang family was originally a wealthy family, but it had been quite restrained in the past few years. Ever since they learned that Zhang Yu had become an official in the Ming Dynasty, the Zhang family had naturally become a family of martial arts.
After that, the Zhang family relied on this status to forcibly purchase land in the local area and did a lot of forced buying and selling. Even the local magistrate dared not speak out in anger.
In addition to these, the Zhang family also had little to deal with the local Zhao family and the Jianghu sect Zhenhailou.
Different from the Zhang family, the head of the Zhao family is called Zhao Dashanren. He is always good at charity and has a good reputation in the local area. Zhenhai Tower also often helps people and has killed many Japanese pirates. No matter who mentions it,
Everyone who visits Zhenhai Tower will give a thumbs up.
Zhang Ren lamented the shamelessness of the Zhang family. If the Zhang family had anything else to do, he really had no intention of helping, but it involved Japanese pirates, so Zhang Ren had to get involved.
Since he was not going to Zhang's house, Zhang Ren found an inn, tied up his horse, and asked the waiter to feed him fodder. He then planned to walk around the coastline to see where the Japanese pirates landed.
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"How's it going? Did you find it?" On the beach, a beautiful girl in a red dress asked her maid. It could be heard from her tone that her character was as violent as her red dress.
The maid was obviously a little scared, but she still said, "Miss, I didn't find it."
The girl in the red dress poked the maid in the head: "You're so stupid, you can't even find a scabbard. Forget it, I'll look for it myself."
After saying that, the girl in the red dress began to search on the beach, and the maid was not idle either.
The tide is not high now, so the master and servant are searching for one rock after another.
After an unknown amount of time, the maid gently tugged on the sleeve of the girl in the red dress and called softly: "Miss, Miss."
The girl in the red dress frowned slightly, turned back to the maid and asked, "What? Did you find my scabbard?"
The maid shook her head and pointed forward: "Miss, look."
The girl in the red dress looked in the direction the maid pointed, and saw a man walking slowly along the coast, and he happened to be holding a scabbard in his hand.
This man is none other than Zhang Ren.
The woman in the red dress strode directly towards Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren naturally saw the master and servant, but he didn't know why the girl in the red dress looked so bitter and resentful.
Seeing the girl walking towards him, before Zhang Ren could even say hello, the girl in the red dress stretched out her hand and said, "Give it to me!"
Zhang Ren was baffled by what he said, and he couldn't help but ask: "What can I give you? We don't know each other, right?"
The girl in the red dress had her hands on her hips, looking quite arrogant. She looked Zhang Ren up and down, and then she said, "Looking at you, you look reasonable, but you think you can let me know you just by your appearance? What a joke!" "
The maid was also there to help: "That's right."
Zhang Ren lowered his head and looked at his clothes. In order to be less conspicuous, he did not wear the uniform of a royal guard, nor any luxurious robe that only noble children could afford. Instead, he simply wore a scholar's robe. The past few days have been full of travel, and I haven't changed my clothes all the way. From the outside, he really looks like a poor scholar from a poor family.
Night rivers and lakes.
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