Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 470
The next day, the guard of honor of His Royal Highness the King of Chu left the Jiangdong Gate in a mighty way, boarded the big ship parked at the pier, and went down the river.

However, His Royal Highness King Chu himself was not in the team. Later that day, he, his uncle, his second uncle, and a group of guards disguised themselves as a group of merchants and left Jubao Gate by land.

On the surface, his uncle Hu Quan is the treasurer of the caravan, his second uncle Hu Bo is the leader of the caravan's guards, Mr. Luo is naturally the accountant, and the sixth son is the stupid son of the landlord's family... er, the master's son came out with him knowledgeable.

The rest of the carefully selected guards, dressed as the caravan's buddies and bodyguards, totaled about [-] people.

Because it was operating in the hinterland of Ming Dynasty, a normal caravan would only hire a dozen or so guards at most, so no matter how many people there were, it would be too conspicuous.The rest of the guards could only be broken up into pieces, and they followed the caravan far behind to protect them.

A group of people were more than ten miles away from Nanjing City, and suddenly the guards on the outside sent out a signal, and Hu Quan immediately stepped back to check.After a while, he brought a little beggar to Lao Liu.

"Young master, look at who this is?" the eldest cousin winked.

Riding on the horseback, Zhu Zhen saw the slender and fair swan neck at a glance. "Liu Li?"

"Little Martial Uncle..." Liu Li took off the broken bamboo hat on her head, and her face was also smeared deliberately, but she was recognized at a glance.

"Why did you run out, does my master know?" Zhu Zhen hurriedly got off the horse, pulled her aside, and asked in a low voice.

"I left a book for my grandfather and told him that I also wanted to go to Nanchang, but my second uncle refused to take me with me, so I went with my junior uncle."

"What do you mean by 'follow'?" Lao Liu said with a black face: "You are clearly following, okay? It's as if I abducted you."

"Little uncle, why is he imitating people's words?" Liu Li lowered her head and fiddled with her belt and said, "I don't eat much, and I don't need to ride a cart or horse. I just follow you...you guys."

"No, your second uncle has his own reasons for not taking you." Zhu Zhen still shook his head and said, "So I won't take you either."

"Cousin, send her back..." He said to Hu Quan.

"Send me back, I will come out again, and I will go to Nanchang by myself." Liu Li said with a stubborn face, "I must avenge my father with my own hands!"

"I'll bring the murderer back to the capital, and you can avenge it yourself." The two grew up together, and in front of Liu Li, Zhu Zhen rarely showed his princely temper.

"Little Uncle, just promise me..." Liu Li's big eyes were full of tears, his nose twitched, and he clutched the corner of his clothes tightly with both hands, begging like crying: "These days, As soon as I close my eyes, I see my father's miserable state, if I don't do something for him, I will go crazy."

"Oh, you're cruel..." Zhu Zhen helplessly reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Thank you little uncle, I will never cause you any trouble." Liu Li hurriedly wiped away her tears obediently.

"I believe you are a ghost." Lao Liu rolled his eyes and sent someone back to Beijing to report to Master, saying that Liu Li was with him, so don't let him worry.

Well, how is it possible not to worry?
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As a result, there was another cousin of the Shaodong family who stopped by to visit relatives in the caravan.

The group traveled along the Yangtze River for two days and arrived at the local Dangtu County. They stayed in Dangtu for one night, and boarded a sandboat that had been waiting for a long time the next day.

In fact, there is a whole journey by water from Nanjing to Nanchang, but the uncle and uncle who arranged the itinerary, based on their experience in the rivers and lakes, deliberately walked a section of land first, and then boarded the boat, saying that this way they would not be discovered.

I don't know if this rivers and lakes experience will work...

On the Yangtze River, the boat goes upstream all the way, relying entirely on sails and oars, which is actually not much faster than going by land.Ten days later, I just arrived at the mouth of Poyang Lake, so I could take advantage of the wind and increase my speed.

The north wind blew the sails, and the sand boats cut through the waves, driving on the broad azure lake, looking far away, you can see the endless prairie connected to the lake, which makes people feel as if they have come to the fortress.

The wind blows across the lake and the grassland, the lake is sparkling, and the grassland is swaying, the picture is very magnificent.

"It's so beautiful." Liu Li, who had been hiding in the cabin, was called to the bow by Zhu Zhen. After witnessing this wonderful scene, she couldn't help being intoxicated.

"That's right. That's why it's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. If you don't see it with your own eyes, who would believe that there is a prairie beside Poyang Lake?" Lao Liuxin said, so I don't like reading, I like to run around, yes Yes.

"Then why didn't you see anyone herding sheep in the grassland?" Liu Li looked around.

"Because soon, when the spring floods arrive, the grassland will turn into a lake again." Lao Liu said with a smile, "The lake will be ten times larger than it is now, and the sheep will still be herded? It would be good if they don't drown."

"Little uncle, are you telling me that the vicissitudes of life are still in the blink of an eye, and the life and death of us ordinary people is even more irresistible?" Liu Li thoughtfully.

"Uh..." The corner of Lao Liu's mouth twitched, I just wanted to show off my rich knowledge, but Liu Li's ability to think this way meant that she was working hard to come out, and of course he had to cooperate.He nodded and said with a deep face:

"I don't agree with the so-called filial piety in Confucianism. When a person dies, he is dead. Why should a living person torment himself in a different way? The result of three years of self-torture has no meaning other than self-impression, and it will only ruin it. body, burdening living relatives."

"But, it's really sad." Liu Li lowered her head and whispered.

"You said that senior brother wants you to be happy every day," said the sixth child who couldn't comfort others, and had already shown his highest level. "You said he would be sad to see you shed tears every day?"

"..." Liu Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you little uncle, I will be strong and not let my father be sad."

"That's right." Lao Liu heaved a sigh of relief, he had run out of words, and if he continued, he might scold his mother.

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The boat traveled on Poyang Lake for one day, entered the Ganjiang River, and then walked along the Ganjiang River for another two days, and then arrived at the city of Nanchang, which is "treasures of heaven and earth, outstanding people".

Standing on the boat, Zhu Zhen looked at the brand-new blue-brick city wall of Nanchang City, and heard the uncle beside him say with emotion: "After the Hongdu Defense War, the entire city wall of Nanchang has not survived, and the rotting corpses of the two armies are everywhere. , like a hell on earth. It has only been more than ten years, and there is no trace of that time at all."

"However, the great victory of my cousin and you has already gone down in history, and will be praised thousands of years later." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Hu Quan and Hu Bo said softly. Both of them were generals who survived the defense of Hongdu.But because of being implicated by Zhu Wenzheng, he has been depressed.

"It's not consolation, it's the truth." Zhu Zhen said seriously.

(End of this chapter)