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Chapter 79 The Royal Family
There are eight counties in Starfall.

The convoy did not stop passing through some small counties, but rolled all the way south to the capital.

The journey was long, and we set off from Longshou Temple early in the morning, but arrived at Longyuan North Gate at noon the next day.

People come and go at the gate of the city, and the people walk in a hurry.

Seeing the long convoy approaching, they just looked at it curiously, and did not stop to watch.

Ren Ning looked up at the two simple characters on the city gate, and was about to get off his horse.

Some guards had already rushed over on horseback, offered their hands and saluted, but did not check their directions.

"Master Commander has worked hard. The news of sending the spirit back to his hometown reached Longyuan City yesterday, and Lord Lieutenant has been waiting in the mansion. Please come with me in the convoy."

Ren Ning checked the other party's identity and waved for the team to follow.

He got the county lieutenant's mansion to settle the female family members of Yingchuan and Yunzhong County first, and then received the pension from the Ministry of War before sending someone to send the heroic spirits or female family members of the county to their hometown.

After entering the city, Ren Ning looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

It is indeed the land of Longxing.

The streets in the city extend in all directions, wide and clean; the merchants on both sides of the street are densely packed, one after another, selling all kinds of goods; most of the people coming and going on the road are well-dressed and smiling.

He searched carefully again.

There are beggars on the streets, but not many.Sometimes even after walking several streets, I didn't see a single one.

Ren Ning retracted his gaze with emotion.

Walking all the way from the west, it seems that only here is the fresh world.

The others didn't know what Ren Ning thought, and continued to move forward.

Longyuan City has a large population and occupies a vast area, the convoy traveled for nearly an hour in the city before arriving at the Commandant's Mansion.

There were two people standing in front of Gaoda's mansion early, and when they saw the convoy approaching, they hurried up to greet them.

Ren Ning got off his horse and bowed his hands to the county lieutenant on the left, "Ren Ning, the security commander who sent the soul back to his hometown, has seen the county lieutenant. This..."

He subconsciously looked at the other person's clothes, and his eyes shrank slightly.

The man on the right is about 25 years old and looks very talented.The most important thing is that a dragon with teeth and claws is embroidered on his collar and cuffs.

royal!

Chen Xiuzhu was also taken aback.

He knew that the security commander who sent the soul back to his hometown this time was a little young, so he didn't take it seriously.Moreover, he can become a security commander at a young age, and he will definitely be a rare general in the future, which is worth investing in.

Looking at the other party at this time, he felt a faint sense of familiarity.Chen Xiuzhu took a closer look, but felt that he was a complete stranger, so he couldn't help being a little dazed.

"Commander Ren, this is His Highness the Third Prince." The county lieutenant introduced Chen Xiuzhu to Ren Ning.

"I've seen the Third Highness." Ren Ning greeted Chen Xiuzhu with neither humility nor arrogance, then ignored him, and turned to look at the county lieutenant, "Master county lieutenant, business is important. Let's go in and hand over it first."

Chen Xiuzhu and the two changed their colors slightly, but after looking at the bright red flag in Ren Ning's hand, they didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly welcomed the motorcade into the mansion.

For hundreds of years, there have been regulations for sending spirits back to their hometowns.

What Ren Ning needs to hand over to the county lieutenant at this time is mainly to confirm the identities and home addresses of the soldiers, receive their pensions according to their ranks, and the tax deduction certificates of their families, etc.

After all this is done, people will be sent in all directions to send the ashes or coffin back.

It's just that there are eight counties in Xingluo, and Ren Ning is short of manpower, so he usually has to ask the local county lieutenant to send troops to help.

"As the commander," the county lieutenant was a little embarrassed, "Most of the garrison of Xingluo has been sent to the south to guard the intersections leading to Yunzhong County. Now I can't spare many people."

Ren Ning nodded, not too surprised, "Master Jun, actually I don't need many people. At least 50 or more than [-] people who are familiar with the road are enough."

The entire team consisted of 110 coffins, [-] altars of ashes, and [-] women and children. They were divided into three counties, and there were not many in one county.If all goes well, it will be delivered in a day or two.

However, if the addresses left by the little soldiers were unknown or even wrong, no matter how many people there were, it would not mean much.

Seeing that although Ren Ning is young, he is also reasonable.The county lieutenant couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly asked his men to arrange manpower.

In previous years, there were teams sending spirits back home from other directions. When delivering a pair of red coffins, the local county captain insisted on escorting them home with a mighty brigade of soldiers and horses beating gongs and drums, and they were often pointed at.

"Does the governor know what's going on in Yunzhong County?" Ren Ning asked.

"This..." The county lieutenant glanced at Chen Xiuzhu next to him, "The general will only guard the border of Xingluo, the other three princes know better."

Chen Xiuzhu smiled and cupped his hands towards the north.

"Father loves the people like a son. He was very anxious when he learned of the epidemic in Yunzhong Temple three months ago. He specially asked the Sixth Ministry and the nearby counties to help Yunzhong County control the epidemic at all costs. Doctors are required to send doctors, and medicinal materials are needed."

"The king just got the news that the epidemic in some counties has been brought under control. I believe it won't be long before it can be wiped out completely, so that the people in Yunzhong can live and work in peace and contentment again."

"That's good." Ren Ning nodded.

The third prince said so much, and he sounded like one sentence, the court has worked very hard, but the epidemic has not been brought under control for the time being.

But as long as it comes, it will be safe.Ren Ning didn't think so much.

He and the county lieutenant first went to assign the escort tasks of the soldiers.

He looked at the map of Longyuan City by himself, and after he ate something, he took Liu Goukuan and Liu Dashi's relics and pension and rode out on Chasing Wind.

Both brothers of the Liu family were scouts, they knew some characters, and the address they left was very clear.

After leaving the east gate, Ren Ning asked a few passers-by, quickly figured out the exact direction, and rushed over.

Zhuifeng hadn't run happily for a long time, and now he was spreading his legs at an astonishing speed.In less than an hour, Ren Ning arrived at the brothers' village.

After asking the old man chatting at the entrance of the village, he quickly found the brothers' home.

As soon as he showed his identity and explained his purpose, the elders of the Liu family thumped and fainted, and the small room was full of crying.The neighbors were so scared that they came in with sticks to see the situation.

Ren Ning ignored these, and handed over the brothers' relics, pensions, and tax reduction and exemption certificates one by one, and finally took out the short spike.

His eyes fell on the young woman holding the baby girl, "Sister-in-law, this is Brother Dashi's daughter, right?"

"Yes!" The woman choked up and said, "I haven't chosen a name yet, we'll call her Nannan."

Ren Ning nodded, and put the wolf tooth into the baby girl's hand.

"Spike is the mascot in Xiliang. Brother Dashi received a letter from his family and heard that his daughter was born, so he went to kill the wolf and cut off a wolf's tooth, planning to make a gift for the child..."

"Now bring it back and give it to her. When I passed Longshou Temple on the way, I had already asked the abbot, Master Hongguang, to consecrate it. I believe that in the days to come, I will be able to bless my daughter in good health, happiness and safety."

"Thank you." The woman thanked with tears, "Little brother, when Dashi and uncle left..."

Liu Goukuan's tattered body flashed before Ren Ning's eyes, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I was by their side at the time. They walked peacefully, without any pain."

"That's good, that's good." The woman was already prepared to send her relatives to join the army.

Wiping her tears, she looked out the door: "Then why are there only some clothes and supplies, and corpses?"

Ren Ning squeezed out a smile.

"Sister-in-law, Yanzhen Fortress is thousands of miles away from Xingluo. We have limited manpower, and we can't bring too many corpses every time we send spirits back to their hometowns, so we have to dig them out and burn them into ashes."

"Brother Dashi said that he doesn't like burning, and that he can just find a place with a good geomantic omen and bury it in the ground. We sent some clothes back according to the wishes of the two brothers."

"But sister-in-law and uncles don't have to worry. There are mausoleum guards in the fortress. Every Qingming and Double Ninth Festival, someone will sweep the tombs and hang papers for you. Besides, there are incense papers here in the hometown. Brother Dashi and the others will protect you when they see it underground."

After rambling on, Ren Ning kowtowed to the two old men again before turning back to Longyuan City.

(End of this chapter)