It's just dawn.
When the entire Jiankang City was still immersed in the dim light of the morning light, Xiao Yu had already packed his bags and was ready to hit the road.
I don't know when many onlookers came around. They couldn't speak, they just looked at Xiao Yu and his followers silently.
Dongfang Lao walked up behind Xiao Yu and called out respectfully: "Little Prince."
Xiao Yu was discussing the return trip with a nurse with his back to him. He turned around when he heard the voice and smiled at him.
Mr. Dongfang was still respectful: "Little prince, is it too early to start your journey? The morning bell has not yet rung. The door lock of the archway in Huayi is probably not unlocked yet! Why don't we just make do with having something to eat here? It’s not too late to leave.”
"If you don't want to eat, it will only take an hour or two to go back to the palace. Then go back and eat with Qingxue."
"Here."
Xiao Yu thought for a while.
"Well... By the way, General Dongfang, what do you think about the reconstruction plan of Chunhefang?"
Dongfang Lao raised his head and blinked in confusion. After thinking for a while, he said, "Little prince, what is a plan?"
"I don't know anything about how you plan to build this place. I think you need to discuss this matter with Yu Tianmin and several other leaders of Qiaozhou."
When Xiao Yu said this, he suddenly felt that he was wrong.
I wonder what these leaders will do when they get together to redefine their spheres of influence?
They all seem to be fighting fiercely, but if they are left with municipal construction and planning, they will definitely make some mistakes.
"Can you promise that we won't fight or cause trouble in the future? We will live in peace with the expats from other places."
"Something can."
Dongfang Lao replied, patting his chest, and then added:
"I'm afraid they can't."
Xiao Yu rolled his eyes at him and preached with his hands behind his back:
"People's livelihood issues should be put first, and personal grudges should be put behind. They have all crossed the Yangtze River. You are the obedient people of my Daqi Empire. I will take care of you for the government first. If you want money or things, just come to my house and see Manager Cui. good."
Xiao Yu's words were very plain. Dongfang Lao half understood and half didn't understand. He just bared his teeth and smiled stupidly.
Xiao Yu asked: "Is there any other problem that I need to help you solve?"
"Hehe... Little Prince, we are still with white status and have not yet registered a household. When can we all change to yellow status, we will officially be citizens of Daqi."
Xiao Yu blinked, he was asking for a household registration, or a household registration in the capital.
"I'll remember this, and I'll ask the eldest princess about it when the time comes."
Old Dongfang was frightened and hurriedly handed over his hand: "The young prince is kind and righteous. Mr. Dongfang would like to thank the young prince for his great kindness on behalf of all the fathers and relatives here."
When Dongfang Lao was about to kneel down again, Xiao Yu hurriedly helped him.
The other onlookers also heard the conversation between the two, and when they saw Dongfang Lao kneeling down, they all knelt down as well.
They shouted in unison: "The young prince is benevolent!"
This posture made Xiao Yu a little panicked, and he hurriedly went to help people.
"Don't kneel down, don't kneel down, all the elders, don't kneel down, I'm really embarrassed. Get up, get up!"
In this way, some people stood up again in twos and threes, but some of them were still unable to kneel down. Xiao Yu persuaded them many times before they stood up.
At this time, it was time for Xiao Yu to leave.
He said to Mr. Dongfang: "Then I will leave. Come to the palace to find me then."
The carriage started slowly, followed by the retinue.
Xiao Yu opened the car window and waved to the outside of the car, asking everyone to go back.
But he saw Dongfang Lao following the carriage with no intention of leaving.
"General Dongfang, why are you still following?"
"Little prince, Dongfang has nothing to do when he is idle. You might as well accompany the young prince for another walk."
"Why don't you get in the car."
Dongfang Lao smiled naively, showing his yellowed front teeth. He shook his clothes, and countless fine dust immediately hung in the air.
Xiao Yu felt a chill when he saw it. How long has it been since this guy took a shower and washed his clothes?
But Mr. Dongfang smiled cheerfully: "No, little prince, Mr. Dongfang likes to walk, so just walk with the young prince on the outside of the car."
"It's okay...it's okay..."
So the two of them were in the car and the other was outside the car, talking to each other.
Basically, Xiao Yu was asking and Dongfang Lao was answering, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Mr. Dongfang is very good at talking and seems to have a good personality.
He talked very clearly and logically. He talked about some customs and customs of the Northern Dynasties, and also talked about several big cities, such as Luoyang and Yecheng.
It made Xiao Yu feel like he was actually there. He looked forward to the two big cities in the Central Plains that blended different ethnic cultures. It would be great if he had the opportunity to go there!
At this moment, Dongfang Lao suddenly pointed to a slope not far away.
"Little prince, do you think who is that?"
Xiao Yu was suspicious and leaned out of the car window, looking in the direction of Dongfang's old finger.
I saw a woman and a child standing on the small slope. They seemed to be looking at me.
Xiao Yu was a little careless at first, but at a glance, his body was slightly stunned, with an incredible expression on his face.
If the dog hadn't been standing there, he wouldn't have been able to believe that the woman in front of him, wearing clean clothes, with skin as white as fat, and a dignified and beautiful appearance, was the same person who was covered in dirt and had no discernible appearance like last night.
Xiao Yu's eyes straightened a little, and his mouth opened slightly.
The woman's eyebrows were affectionate and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. Seeing Xiao Yu looking at her intently, she couldn't help but lower her head in shame, and then quickly raised her head to avoid seeing him.
The pretty red lips were upturned, and the two deep dimples showed a deep smile.
Seeing that the carriage was about to go away, the woman couldn't help but take a few steps forward and stood on tiptoe to look at the carriage.
I wanted to shout something, but the words came to my lips but I didn't know how to speak.
At this moment, Xiao Yu's voice came from the carriage.
"Yun Niang! Take the dog back! I will come back and I want to eat the rice you cooked with your own hands!"
The shy look on the woman's face became even more intense. He couldn't hide the joy on his face, and the corners of his sexy mouth were raised to the sky, revealing two rows of white teeth.
Her heart was racing.
He actually knew that the slave's name was Yun Niang...
Xiao Yu on the other side put his head back from the car window. For some reason, he felt an indescribable closeness to Yun Niang when he saw her.
Perhaps it was during Mr. Dongfang's narration last night that he brought himself into that memory, and subconsciously he felt as if he had known these siblings for a long time.
At this time, Old Dongfang's voice came from outside.
"My young prince, since Yun Niang followed the general and moved south, other women wash themselves with water, but she has been cleaning herself with mud. Today, for some unknown reason, she has washed herself clean for the first time..."
Xiao Yu knows the meaning of the old Eastern saying.
But he pretended not to know: "General Dongfang, what does this mean?"
Dongfang Lao smiled, his smile seemed philistine and smooth.
"Little prince, hey, Dongfang is still a bachelor today, and he doesn't understand romance or anything, but in the end he will know that a man will die for his confidant, and a woman will look good for her. Yun Niang... Hehe, Dongfang Lao feels that Yun Niang likes her. You, hehe..."
There was suddenly no movement in the car window.
Dongfang Lao felt a little guilty. After all, he was the young prince in the car. He was a noble man. How could he make such a joke with a vulgar person like himself?
He was afraid that the young prince would be angry, so he said flatteringly:
"Young prince, please don't be angry. Mr. Dongfang is used to being idle and has no control over his mouth. He spoke a little too freely. I hope you will forgive me... forgive me..."
There was no answer from the carriage, which made Mr. Dongfang even more unsure. He secretly peeked into the carriage.
But at this moment, I heard Xiao Yu's voice: "Mr. Dongfang, there is something I have always wanted to ask you!"
"What's going on?" Dongfang Lao looked back into the car.
"Do you know anyone?"
"who?"
In fact, when asked here, Xiao Yu felt a little uneasy.
In this place similar to a parallel universe, the historical process is always changing quietly. Will the historical figures he is familiar with appear in this time and space with their original identities?
"I'm talking about being high and proud!"
Dongfang Lao replied without hesitation: "That's the eldest brother of the general!"
"real!"
This is strikingly similar to past history.
Dongfang Lao was outside the car and didn't notice the change in Xiao Yu's facial expression. He talked without hesitation:
"The eldest brother of the last general is ranked third in the family. He is also called Gao Sanlang. He comes from the Bohai Gao family and a famous family in Hebei. He was a good ranger when he was young. We often worked together to fight against each other, but we also did ridiculous things together. Back then, Gao Sanlang gave him The second brother stole the bride because of the help of the general! Haha..."
Doing bad things together is definitely not an ordinary relationship.
"Where is Gao Gao now? Has he ever served in the army and become an official?"
"The general doesn't know that several years have passed in a flash, but when he was in Qingzhou, the general had discussed with him about surrendering to the prince of Jiangxia. However, his father-in-law was Gao Yi, the governor of Eastern Jizhou in the Northern Dynasty. How could he tolerate this? He was so wanton and reckless, so I took a bundle of rope and tied him back home early."
"The world says that someone with extraordinary courage and courage can compare to Xiang Yu?"
Dongfang Lao blinked: "He has some strength, and he can easily lift a big cauldron weighing 100 kilograms, but I wonder if someone compares him with the Overlord of Western Chu? What ability does he have?"
"How about recruiting him to practice martial arts with me, or as a nursing home for me?"
"Ah?" Dongfang Lao looked suspicious and explained, "The young prince doesn't know something. That Gao Sanlang is used to being undisciplined. If he likes something, he will do it no matter what; if he doesn't want to, the three thousand cows will be killed." He can’t pull it back.”
The corner of Xiao Yu's mouth was crooked: "It's just a joke...it's just a joke."
As he spoke, the carriage quickly left Old Dongfang's territory.
At the junction, I saw Yu Tianmin guarding there with a few trusted brothers from a distance, surrounded by a group of half-year-old children.
As soon as Xiao Yu called to stop the car and wanted to go down to chat with him, he saw several more waves of people surrounding him from all directions.
There were people from Xiangzhou, Sizhou, Qinzhou, Jizhou, and a few Xiao Yu who really couldn’t remember clearly. In the end, they gathered in a big circle, talking, laughing, fighting and making trouble.
When they saw Dongfang Lao following him, they all asked to accompany him.
It was hard to refuse the kindness for a while, so Xiao Yu agreed.
The convoy that originally had only about ten people suddenly grew to several hundred people, and the mighty team continued eastward.
The group of people arrived at the Huayili Archway, and the door lock had been unlocked.
Different from the mess in Chunhefang, the municipal planning in Huayili is thorough and organized, and everything is clean and tidy.
After the morning bell rang, the morning market stalls were already out, and the sellers started shouting along the street with their loads.
Although it was still early, such a mighty team walking on the streets of Zhenglifang in the capital still attracted the glances and looks of many people who had left early.
Among them are vendors on the roadside, maids and servants going out to buy, Liba running for a living, beggars begging along the street, and police officers patrolling the street.
Just because a yamen servant took one more look at the face of a big man with knife marks on his face, he was stared at by the big man. The yamen servant had no choice but to walk away, not daring to provoke them.
The people on the roadside dared to point and talk after the team had gone far.
It seems that the prince and princess did not travel with such great pomp. Who was sitting in that elegantly decorated carriage?
Look at the solid strong men, all of them are majestic, with stern hair on their chests. Some of them are holding weapons and covered with scars. At first glance, they look like they have rolled in the pile of dead people. The flesh on their faces, if they let them Anyone who looks at him will be scared to death.
Xiao Yu, who was sitting in the car, could never have imagined that he, a young prince, would have such a prestigious position as a "big brother taking the lead".
But none of the overseas Chinese leaders who accompanied the carriage thought there was anything wrong.
The person sitting in the car was the Crown Prince of Jiangxia, a very upright Jinzhiyuye, a member of the imperial clan, who might even be able to become emperor in the future!
Being his little brother is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes. Thinking of this, they both walk with vigor.
It's not so much that the young prince in the car is relying on them, but rather that they are following the young prince, their chests straightened, and they are walking on the street with square steps.
Xiao Yu felt vaguely uncomfortable. He opened the car window and said to Yu Tianmin outside the car window: "Yu Zhuangshi, why don't you... why don't you just send it here! You guys should go back early!"
Yu Tianmin said with emotion: "Little prince, don't they say that you will kill people to the end and send Buddha to the West? Let us give you another ride!"
These words sounded awkward, Xiao Yu frowned and thought, it seemed that was not what he said. What were the original words?
Just as Xiao Yu was thinking of this, through the car window, he seemed to hear a commotion on the road ahead.
The ground shook slightly, and he looked out of the car in confusion.
I saw a figure that seemed to overlap and suddenly turned here from the fork in the road, heading in my direction.
Xiao Yu's heart suddenly throbbed, and he saw the silver gun.
The all-too-familiar silver gun was dripping with blood at the tip, shining with a strange light under the fiery morning sun.
"Uncle Liu Shi!" Xiao Yu almost shouted.
He saw Liu Boxuan, but at this time Liu Boxuan was covered in blood and was leaning on the back of a short-built young man.
The young man was holding the silver gun between his teeth and running towards here.
He had a vague impression of that young man...
correct! His name is Shi Hu, the Shi Hu who can’t speak but loves to laugh naively.
What happened to them?
"parking!"
Xiao Yu shouted, and the carriage suddenly stopped.
The brothers walking in front of the carriage thought that enemies were coming, so they drew their swords one after another.
Only Mr. Dongfang knew the identity of the visitor. He had quick eyes and quick hands. He came to the front of the team in one quick step, pressed down the hand that used the sword, and shouted: "It's Liu Changshi! He's one of our own!"
The young man named Shi Hu didn't know that Dongfang Lao and Liu Boxuan knew each other. When he saw the group of people blocking the road in front of him stopped, he changed his route to pass by the side of the group of people.
He ran so fast, like the wind, that Old Dongfang didn't even have time to open his mouth.
Xiao Yu suddenly shouted: "Dendrobium, it's me!"
At this time, Shi Hu suddenly turned his head and saw Xiao Yu, and a big silly smile burst out on his face.
Xiao Yu quickly opened the car door: "Stop running, get in the car!"
Shi Hu nodded. His movements were extremely fast and nimble enough. He made an almost vertical turn without any sloppiness, and got into the carriage with Liu Boxuan.
Xiao Yu quickly closed the car door and pulled down the curtain.
"Continue to go!"
Xiao Yu spoke and the carriage continued to move forward.
Xiao Yu looked at the red dendrobium, and then at Liu Boxuan, who was covered in blood, and his face immediately darkened.
At this moment, a rumbling sound of footsteps approaching like rain hitting banana trees, accompanied by the sound of gold and iron colliding.
Another voice came from outside, it was a very commanding and strong voice.
"stop!!!"
The driver pulled the reins of the horse and the carriage stopped again.
Xiao Yu listened attentively, and he heard the sound of someone drawing a knife from outside.
He opened a gap on one side of the curtain and looked out, only to see an army of several hundred people standing opposite him, occupying almost the entire street.
He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and turned back to look at Liu Boxuan.
