Beijing·Dock
For safety reasons, of course, the dock cannot reach the capital directly. Even the end of the canal is separated from the capital by some distance to prevent someone from using the canal to launch a surprise attack.
It was in disrepair due to the war in the former Wei Dynasty and was somewhat blocked by siltation. It was repaired within three years of Chengshou. The river channel is tens of feet wide and more than ten feet deep. It can not only enter the sea, but also be transported along the inland river.
Affected by this, there are many shops near the dock, which are no less than a county town in size, and there are also garrisoned troops.
At this time, it was just dawn, and the place was already crowded with people. There were people who followed the imperial envoy Luo Pei out of the capital, and there were also relatives and friends who came to see him off.
Most of them came for Luo Pei, the imperial envoy, but some of them came for Su Ziji who was taking the boat to Shun'an Mansion.
Because the Shun'an Mansion that Su Ziji was going to was right on the coast of the waterway that Luo Pei was going to take. Although he still had to walk a section of dry road after landing, he could go with Luo Pei on this waterway.
They were all on official business, so the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites simply arranged to set off together.
The ceremony to see off the imperial envoy on the pier had just ended. The people from the Ministry of Etiquette had withdrawn their music and were gathering a few people in the middle to say goodbye. A man who looked like a second-grade official smiled and said: "Master Luo looks a little older, and his complexion is still the same." Well, even though the emperor is very kind and entrusts you with important responsibilities, you still have to take care of your body."
"I'm worried about Prime Minister Dong, I'm really uneasy!" Luo Pei listened with a smile, said something, then walked across the bridge and got on the boat, his eyes still turned to Su Ziji.
Su Ziji was very busy at the moment. He just took the opportunity to say hello to the imperial envoy Luo Pei and his attendant Luo Pei who were traveling with him. After all, the journey was long and they had to travel together for a long time, so they had to make a decent living.
On the other hand, only Jian Qu and Cen Rubai were brought to Shun'an Mansion. The wild Taoist had to stay in the capital. On the one hand, he was taking care of Ye Buhui. On the other hand, someone had to keep an eye on the situation in the capital and report it to the capital at any time. It was only in the hands of Su Ziji who was outside.
This person is very important. Su Ziji is worried about choosing someone else. Only Ye Taoist can make him feel at ease. Moreover, Ye Taoist is solely responsible for some business matters, and it will not work if he suddenly leaves Ye Taoist.
The two foxes were also left behind, because they took official ships along the way. Su Ziji thought that he would encounter monsters and Taoists more often outside the capital, and if they followed them, they would inevitably cause more trouble.
It's not like the fox was in great need to investigate information when he went to the southwest, so it would be better to stay with Ye Buhui.
One fox turned into two foxes, which really gave Su Ziji a headache. He wanted to find time to ask them what was going on. They looked like they knew each other. How did they find them here?
But after the imperial decree arrived, I was too busy with other things, so naturally I couldn't take care of these.
"I hope the two foxes get together and don't cause trouble." He rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Jian Qu directing a few people to carry several boxes of things onto the boat. Passing by him, Su Ziji stood on the dock. , and then looked at Ye Buhui, who was looking at her eagerly in front of him. He couldn't get enough of it. He was obviously very reluctant to leave. He could only stretch out his hand and pull up her hair.
"Don't worry about me. The imperial edict made it very clear. Just go to Shun'an Mansion. The acting county magistrate will observe how the county operates. It won't take root there from now on. It can take as long as a year or as little as a few months. It won’t be long before we can come back.”
"There is no problem in terms of safety."
Different from last time, Su Ziji has now monopolized an official ship. There are twenty soldiers on the ship, but not all of them are following Su Ziji. When they get off the ship, ten people will follow them to Shun'an Mansion. , protection along the road.
After Su Ziji finished speaking, he looked at the wild Taoist again.
The wild Taoist said hurriedly: "Please don't worry, my lord, I will take good care of my wife!"
Then he said: "I can continue to operate the business in Beijing. My lord, please take some of the banknotes for emergency use. If you are short of money, just send a letter to me directly. I have asked a few more pairs of pigeons to be trained, and I have asked Jane to He took three away."
Su Ziji nodded, and finally nodded to Zhou Yao who accompanied Ye Buhui: "Miss Zhou, my humble wife, I will ask you to take care of me."
At this time, several bullock carts arrived slowly, and a question was heard.
"Princess, we're here."
A girl's voice responded, and her white fingers opened some car curtains. You can see that the dock is full of densely packed ships, more than half of which are passenger and cargo ships.
These ships set sail, either flowed along the river into the sea, or entered the canal in the opposite direction, and docked along fixed routes. They were very prosperous, but Princess Xinping was absent-minded and quickly locked the official ship.
Because the time stipulated in the imperial edict was very tight, less than two days were given. From the time she learned about this and came to say goodbye, Princess Xinping was in a hurry and even changed her clothes casually.
When the result came, I felt awkward for a moment. I didn’t want to let the bullock cart pass. I always felt that if I showed up to say goodbye, it would be like losing.
"Damn it, why would my father drive him out as an observer and act as the county magistrate?"
"Princess, we're all here. Have you made up your mind whether you want to go or not?" Seeing Princess Xinping letting the ox cart stop in the distance, Fang Zhen looked confused and got off the ox cart behind and walked up to her. In front of an ox cart, he asked speechlessly.
"Hey! Wait a minute, the fleet won't leave for a while. Let me think again about whether to go there." Princess Xinping fanned the wind with her hands irritably. The nuns and palace maids on the side were all looking at their noses and mouths. No one dared to say anything.
"I went there, and if my mother and concubine find out, will they blame me again?"
Because the news was suppressed by the palace, all we know so far is that the mother-in-law seemed to have been reprimanded by her father for leaving the palace. Princess Xinping felt a little uncomfortable, feeling self-blame, regret, and resentment.
If it were someone else who was out of the capital, she probably wouldn't have come to see him off, but when she thought that it was Su Ziji, the bastard who made herself look embarrassed and her mother and concubine in trouble, out of the capital, Princess Xinping felt that she had to come.
She thought to herself: "Going out of the capital is not an easy job. Although I was awarded an official in advance, I have just been selected as the number one scholar. If I have to leave the capital, I still have to go to such a remote place. I am afraid I will have to suffer a lot... Father Take it out on me!"
Princess Xinping is so entangled because of her complicated feelings about Su Ziji.
Fang Zhen didn't know the princess's dilemma. He was also very confused. Should he leave the princess behind and go see Su Ziji?
But when I thought about the instructions I received when I came out, I knew I couldn't.
Although he didn't dare to think about what the emperor thought, why did he care about the contact between Princess Xinping and Su Ziji? If he cared about it, why did he let Princess Xinping send him off? If he let it go, why did he let himself come to monitor it?
It's not that Fang Zhen didn't think of it, but he didn't dare to think about it deeply, because as soon as he thought about it deeply, his hair stood on end and his spine felt chilly.
Fang Zhen wished that Princess Xinping could go back home, but he knew that he couldn't. As the person who accompanied the princess, he could only wait and wait for her to make a decision.
Princess Xinping didn't hesitate for too long. When she saw Zhou Yao returning the favor and Ye Buhui and Su Ziji saying goodbye, she suddenly sighed in annoyance: "That's it, I won't go up."
I don’t know why, but Princess Xinping always feels a little guilty towards Ye Buhui.
