Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 611
Li Xiuyuan's sudden arrival immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers on board.

"who?"

On patrol, the soldiers of the guard immediately drew out their waist knives and came to patrol, striding forward.

Li Xiuyuan had just jumped onto the ship's plank on his horse and was surrounded by a group of soldiers in a short while.

"Yes, you are very vigilant, and you have not disappointed me." He got off his horse and nodded.

"Meet the general."

All the soldiers were shocked, they clasped their fists in a salute, and put away their weapons.

"Everyone has worked hard along the way, and I can feel relieved that your guard, General Ben, is not here. By the way, what about Han Meng, Wu Xiang and the others." Li Xiuyuan asked.

"Return to the general, Han Dutong and Wu Dutong are in the cabin, and this subordinate will inform the two Dutongs immediately." A soldier said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It's not necessary for the time being, you all go down and get ready, and if everything goes as expected, you should be able to reach the capital today."

"Yes, General." All the soldiers responded.

"Go and get busy." Li Xiuyuan had just waved away the crowd when he heard a joyful woman's voice behind him.

"Is Mr. Li back?" A graceful and beautiful woman came out of the cabin at the moment, looking at Li Xiuyuan with some shame.

Li Xiuyuan looked back and said with a smile; "It's Miss Qingfeng, who left without saying goodbye last time, made Miss Qingfeng worry."

"It's good that Mr. Li comes back safely." Fu Qingfeng blushed, and didn't ask Li Xiuyuan where to go.

When Fu Yuechi heard the commotion, he ran out in a hurry; "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you're finally here. I'm going to be suffocated to death recently. The boat is going so slowly. It's been more than two months and I haven't arrived in the capital yet. Come on." The next time we encountered strong winds and waves, my sister, my father and I were almost drowned.

It scared me to death. "

As soon as Fu Yuechi ran out, he pestered Li Xiuyuan; "Brother-in-law, where did you go this time, tell me quickly."

"Yuechi, pay attention to your sense of proportion, Mr. Li is now the governor, so don't be too big or small." Fu Qingfeng said.

"Got it." Fu Yuechi pouted, she listened to Fu Qingfeng the most.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Where is it to go to the mountains to play in the water? It is to go to the mountains to cultivate one's morality. The master said that I am too aggressive and aggressive. I need to restrain my sharpness, so as not to offend others and cause trouble after going to the capital. , how is Master Fu? Are you still locked in the cell?"

Fu Qingfeng said helplessly: "Mr. Li, it's not that you don't know your father's temper. The court regarded him as a criminal and wanted to escort him to the capital, so he took it seriously. He really locked himself in the prison car for two months. Don't take a step out, the door is not locked, and you don't take a step out, Mr. Li

Go and persuade him too. "

"Master Fu has a stubborn personality. If he persuades you, he won't be him. However, if we haven't seen each other for more than two months, we really should greet him." Li Xiuyuan nodded.

Fu Qingfeng and Fu Yuechi took Li Xiuyuan to the cabin.

It is Zuo Qianhu who protects Fu Tianchou here.

As soon as Li Xiuyuan arrived, Zuo Qianhu immediately stood up and knelt down on one knee and said, "I pay my respects to Mr. Li."

"Zuo Qianhu, you are an official in the capital, and you are not under my control, so why be so polite, get up quickly." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Thank you, sir." Zuo Qianhu stood up and said, acting as if he was following the rules.

There is nothing else in the spacious cabin, only a prison car.

Inside the prison car sat a middle-aged man with white temples. He was wearing a prison uniform, but he was neatly dressed. The inside of the prison car was even more clean. The desks, oil lamps, pens, inks, papers and inkstones did not look alike at first glance. He is a prisoner, but he seems to be cultivating himself and experiencing life in it.

"I've met Mr. Fu." Li Xiuyuan saluted.

Fu Tianchou seemed to be sleeping soundly lying in the prison car as if he didn't hear it.

"Father, Mr. Li is here to see you." Fu Qingfeng said.

"Did father fall asleep?" Fu Yuechi said: "Let's leave it alone and let father sleep first."

Zuo Qianhu said: "Master Fu was still reading and reciting the text just now, and he was not asleep."

"." The corner of Li Xiuyuan's mouth twitched, so he was sleeping on purpose for himself to see?
"Since Master Fu is still sleeping soundly, the junior will visit you later."

But just as he was about to turn around and leave, Fu Tianchou said again: "I just wanted to leave when I first came? Did you not take this old man seriously? The young man has no patience at all, or is it that you can be defiant now that you are the governor?" ?”

"This should be about you. You still know that I am the governor, but you have been dismissed from office. You are not as old as me in terms of official position." Li Xiuyuan complained secretly in his heart.

Fu Tianchou sat up, straightened his back, looked at Li Xiuyuan and said: "As the governor, he went to Beijing to report on his duties, and disappeared for more than two months, which delayed his trip to Beijing. Do you know that your actions are irresponsible to the court?" , Irresponsible to the people, dereliction of duty, deception of the king?"

Li Xiuyuan said: "Master Fu is wrong. I postponed the time to enter Beijing because I am responsible to the common people."

"What do you mean by that?" Fu Tianchou raised his eyebrows and said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "If I don't report on my duties for a day, the land of Yangzhou will be under my jurisdiction for a day, from the commander-in-chief, the magistrate, down to the county magistrate, and village officials. If I go to Beijing to report on my duties, there may be changes, and maybe I will be retained. The capital may be arranged differently, and the position of governor of Yangzhou may change."

"Absurd, the imperial decree has been issued, how can there be any changes, it's a child's play for you to be the court?" Fu Tianchou said angrily.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Really? Since Mr. Fu doesn't believe it, he will see for himself in a few days, and if I don't go to Beijing or report on my duties for a day, then my policy in Yangzhou can be carried out smoothly. Whether it is post-war reconstruction, resettlement of disaster victims, elimination of rebellion, recruitment of soldiers

Neither the horse nor the horse will be interfered with by anyone. "

"What is the official's greatest fear? It's nothing more than the change of orders from day to day, and the cessation of government affairs. It hasn't been long since the turmoil in Yangzhou has subsided. I don't want to see such a thing, so I estimate that it will take half a year to come and go. That's about it."

"I have half a year to govern, even if there is a change in my official position, I will not be afraid, because by then all the places that should be settled have been settled, and all the things that should be done have been done."

"You are acting like a villain." Fu Tianchou said angrily, "This is not the mind that a gentleman should have."

Li Xiuyuan said: "There are villains in the court, Mr. Fu is a gentleman, but what will happen to a gentleman? He is just a criminal officer in a prison car, but a villain enjoys high officials and rich salary in the capital, singing and dancing .”

"It's not that I don't have a gentleman's mind, but a gentleman's mind is used to treat a gentleman. To treat a villain, you have to be even more villainous than a villain. Maybe I am more proficient in the rules of the court than Mr. Fu."

He has been studying for many days beside Li Linfu, who is full of words and swords, and has learned a lot from what he has read and seen.

"The old man won't talk to you about this anymore, let me ask you, how long do you plan to delay and when will you enter Beijing?" Fu Tianchou said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Today."

today?

Fu Tianchou said: "Are you bullying me so foolishly? This place is at least two days away from the capital by water, and you can arrive today? Unless your boat can fly."

"A good wind sends me to the blue sky with its strength. Naturally, it takes two days to sail against the current. If the wind is smooth, how can it take so long?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Fu Tianchou said: "You know the methods of some gods and ghosts. The old man understands in his heart that just relying on ghosts and gods for help is not a long-term thing after all."

"Of course I understand that."

Li Xiuyuan said that he agrees with Fu Tianchou on this point.

"The ship is full of soldiers, so you can't go directly to Beijing, otherwise you will be impeached by the officials. You are a new official and a military officer, and you will be squeezed out by the officials. You can't make mistakes at this time. You leave the soldiers at a ferry in advance and arrange them. Go to Zhengqi Villa, which is the old man's friend's manor, although it is a bit abandoned, but
The servant is still there, and I have a letter from the old man, and I will definitely accommodate it. There is room for your subordinates to repair, and you will go to Beijing with the old man with a light car and a light ride. "

As Fu Tianchou said, he handed over a letter he had already prepared.

"Master Fu is still thoughtful, thank you, Mr. Fu." Li Xiuyuan concluded a letter and saluted.

Fu Tianchou said with a cold face again: "You are really courageous. You brought two thousand soldiers into the capital. I didn't know you thought you were here to rebel."

"I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of imperial troops in the capital, are you still afraid of my two thousand troops?" Li Xiuyuan laughed.

"Hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops are just numbers on the military register. There are less than [-] soldiers capable of fighting, and no more than [-] elite soldiers. Supplemented by the strength of a few powerful generals under your command, you can kill one back and forth in the capital."

Fu Tianchou said.

"So it's okay for me to take down the capital, capture Zhao Guan's house, and sit on the dragon chair?" Li Xiuyuan interrupted him and said immediately.

When these words came out, Zuo Qianhu who was next to him was shocked, and looked at Li Xiuyuan in shock and fear.

"How dare you say it."

Fu Tianchou was about to explode with anger: "The old man told you this not to make you rebel, but to let you know how weak the Song Dynasty is, and to let you understand that once the northern barbarians invade in the future, the capital will fall in a few days, right? Let you have a heart of worrying about the country and the people, not for you to take over the country, if you rebel, the old man will be the first

One hit the ground with his head to show his ambition by death. "

"Oh, that's right, I thought Mr. Fu was encouraging me to rebel." Li Xiuyuan said, "But Mr. Fu, don't worry, I have no interest in being emperor, I have more important things to do. "

Fu Tianchou was so angry that he was about to rush out of the prison and beat up this ignorant fellow.

If this word spreads out, he will be dismissed from office, and his head will definitely be beheaded.

Moreover, Li Xiuyuan's words were frivolous, as if the world was within his grasp.

Do you really think that the three hundred years of supporting scholars in the Song Dynasty are really vulnerable?

While speaking, the ship shook a little bit, and everyone's feet were unstable, but they could feel that the speed of the ship had begun to increase rapidly.

A headwind blows the sails, making it go upstream, and another undercurrent engulfs the boat and pulls it forward.

In just over an hour, he had already entered the boundary of the capital.

"Go, pass on the order, Mao Wu, take two thousand soldiers and horses to the ferry in front, and take this letter to the Zhengqi Villa. Wu Xiang and Han Meng are the heroes who put down the chaos this time, and they are going to receive the reward. We can't go together." Li Xiuyuan handed a letter to Mao Wu.

"Yes, young master." Mao Wu, who was the guard, responded, and immediately carried out the order.

"Leaving 50 people, we can't have no guards around us." Li Xiuyuan said.

After seeing Mao Wu leave, he said to the lake outside the boat: "The Eight Great Kings have delayed your time, so you go too."

"Whoa~!"

There was a huge wave on the river, and immediately a strange wind rolled up from the lake, hovered at the ferry, and followed Mao Wu and other soldiers.

Although there are nearly two thousand soldiers, they are not afraid of all monsters, ghosts, and snakes, but they lack the ability to prevent ghosts and gods. Li Xiuyuan does not want to repeat the mistake of the Nine Mountain King. Forget it, maybe even relatives and friends will be implicated, and the nine clans will be punished.

After putting down all the soldiers, the remaining ship continued to move forward with a light car and a simple ride.

After another hour, the river here became completely lively.

There are countless ships of all kinds on the river, and all kinds of shouts continue one after another.

The rope trackers, the men who carried the goods, and all kinds of businessmen, scholars, and officials came in an endless stream.

The flow of people on the pier shows the prosperity of the capital.

"The capital of a country, after all, has a scene of prosperity." Li Xiuyuan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the bustling pier, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

It's just that the flowers here are blooming like brocades, but when you leave the capital, you will see a withered scene everywhere.

"Dock and disembark." Li Xiuyuan ordered.

"Yes, young master." Han Meng clasped his fists in response, and immediately went to prepare.

There are many ferries in the wharf here, some are used by merchants, some are used by ordinary people, and some are used exclusively by court officials.

Li Xiuyuan is coming to Beijing to report on his duties, he can take the official route, and he can also enter the official ferry, so he doesn't have to wait like other ships.

A clerk guarding the ferry, after verifying the documents, saluted, called out respectfully, and ordered the guards to order the boats to dock.

The governor of a state holds real power, which is something that civil officials dare not make things difficult.

If it is a county magistrate, a small official like a thousand households, I am afraid that the official must try to please some benefits.

"Miss Yuechi, your chicken looks so familiar, it looks like the one raised in my house. Why did you bring it here?" Li Xiuyuan saw Fu Yuechi with a golden feathered big chicken just as he got off the boat. The cock went down.

That's right, this is the rooster of his family, named Lei Gong.

"I didn't bring it, it came by itself, and I only found out when I heard it crowing the next day after boarding the boat." Fu Yuechi hurriedly explained.

Li Xiuyuan looked at the golden rooster and said: "It seems that you are worried about me coming to the capital alone, but since you are here, don't wander around. I heard that the capital is very chaotic. If you are caught and eaten Well, there's nothing I can do."

After speaking, he stroked the head of the rooster.

"Haha, haha, God's will, God's will, Pindao felt something in his heart today, and he was proud of the hexagram, and came in accordance with God's will, but he didn't expect to see the legendary bird. The country is about to perish, the country is about to perish, this Song Dynasty The fate of the country has come to an end."

Suddenly, a crazy voice sounded from the crowd, but a passing Taoist lost his composure when he saw the rooster next to Li Xiuyuan, smiled sadly, turned and left, mixed into the crowd, and disappeared.

Li Xiuyuan didn't even see his face clearly.

"Ok?"

He looked along the voice, but he was already at a loss.

Looking at the rooster again, I saw that the rooster was clucking as if it was all right, nothing unusual at all.

"It's not a demon, but an ordinary Taoist?" Li Xiuyuan said: "But what is a bird? Isn't this a rooster?"

Forget it, the person has already left, maybe such a prophecy should not be taken too seriously.

It's just a comfort in my heart, but Li Xiuyuan always feels that these words are a little scary.

Song Dynasty will die?

If this is the case, then who should die?
(End of this chapter)