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669 Departure

Shuntianfu West Road Hall Zhuozhou.

Zhuozhou is 140 miles away from the capital. It is the most important town in the southern part of the capital and a historical city. It is known as the most difficult state in the world. It has many famous people. During the Three Kingdoms, the king of Shu Kingdom, Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaolie of Han, Zhang Fei, the Marquis of Huan of Han, Zhao Kuangyin, the famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi, the Zen Master of the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng, the famous geographer and writer Li Dao of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Lu Zhaolin, the famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, and Jia Dao, all of whom came from Zhuozhou.

It was just dark, and a dense sound of horse hooves came from the official road in the north, which attracted the crowds of people who were enjoying the cool air. Although Zhuozhou was about to rush to the official road, people were coming and going, and the rivers were flowing endlessly, but it was rare to see that the sound of horse hooves was still on the way. Moreover, there were still many people on the road. When they saw that they were officers and soldiers, the people couldn't help but guess the level of military officers. It was impossible for civil servants to have so many cavalrymen.

Needless to say, the officers and soldiers galloping on the official road were the palace guards in front of the station. Zhenwu suddenly decided to go out for a tour of Jin and Shaanxi, and the horses were galloping. He pointed out that he would stay in Dingxing County, two hundred miles away tomorrow, so they had to go out urgently to arrange the guards' catering in advance, but they also brought out a batch of imperial horses in advance, two hundred miles away. The horses must be transferred. Zhenwu could not transfer to the post horses provided by the post station along the way.

These guards did not enter the city and rushed to the Nanguan Post Station south of Yaowang Temple. Such a large formation had already alarmed the postmaster Song Yingxing of the Nanguan Post Station. Although the postmaster was a not-so-economic official, they were all experienced people who came and sent him every day. He heard the dense sound of horse hooves. Song Yingxing knew that he was a brigade officer and soldier. He secretly guessed that he should be the general and the first-level admiral officer. These Qiuba Post Stations were the most afraid of these, so he naturally did not dare to neglect them. He immediately brought a group of servants at the intersection, but he secretly complained in his heart that so many people did not send people to inform him in advance?

The horse team slowly stopped at the intersection, and the general who led the team jumped off the horse in front of Song Yingxing. He handed the reins to the husband who came up with him, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Two hundred horses, four hundred horses, people can get the horses, and they need to add materials once in the middle of the night."

Song Yingxing glanced at the sapphire on the other party's hat. This was the top dress of a third-rank official, and he couldn't help but wonder. Even the general was the top dress of a second-rank. Why was this general so big in such a large formation? A general had such a big pomp? He was confused in his heart, and he didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

The person who led the team was Dachun, the most popular first-class imperial guard in front of Zhenwu. This kind of labour was not the turn of his hand, but because of the urgent time, he was worried, so he led the team to arrange it himself, because Zhenwu said it was a short dress. When he left the capital, Dachun ordered all the guards to put the flower feathers and yellow jackets that marked their identities into his bags. Two hundred people galloped along the way, and he didn't arrange for anyone to hit the front stand.

Seeing Song Yingxing greeting him, Dachun waved his hand and said, "Don't make a fuss, hurry up and make arrangements."

"Zha, let's make arrangements for the next officer." As he said that, Song Yingxing stood up and shouted the servants to lead the way quickly. When he saw the horses, he couldn't help but complain. These horses were all of the best horses. They were not easy to serve. When he saw the horses, he felt heartbroken. He felt sad again. These Qiu Bas were so ignorant of cherishing horsepower.

After entering the main courtyard, Dachun was not enough to wash up, so he ordered the second-class guard Gan Hongjun and Che and two of them to summon them to wash up in the house. After filling a cup of herbal tea, Gan Hongjun and Che and two of them rushed over. Seeing that they were about to greet each other, he waved his hand and said, "Sit down, there is no need to be polite when you are outside."

After the two of them sat down, he said in a deep voice: "There is not a big problem under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, but it is hard to say that after entering the Shanxi and Shaanxi area, it is difficult to say. One is the spring drought and the other is the immigration of Australia, which has led to a chaotic situation in the two provinces. This time, the emperor went on a tour and made hastily travel. It was not time to make detailed arrangements. You two are familiar with the situation on the road, so you can go to Taiyuan first and do some orders along the way, so don't let the little thief disturb the Holy Driving."

After hearing this, Gan Hongjun and Che Tong both bowed and said, "The officials are responsible for taking the order."

"The situation is special, so there is no need to stick to the means." Dachun pointed out the two of them, took out a stack of silver notes and handed them over, and said, "This is a silver notes that are 10,000 taels for the purpose of making arrangements along the way. In addition, those who have real skills may wish to recruit them. Now the court is working on people, and you have been following your master for a long time. You know the master's nature, so I won't be confused. What else is needed, just talk."

To recruit strange people and strange people in the world, explore the situation of large and large gangs in the world. This is the responsibility of Gan Hongjun, Che Tong and Luo Jing. It can be said that it is a matter of duty. When you go out, you will naturally have money and be able to do things. Gan Hongjun was not polite, so he reached out to take it over and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, commander, there will be no accidents." After pondering slightly, he continued: "Some helpers and horses are needed to contact us in time."

"You can choose the manpower and horses yourself." Dachun pondered, "The master is walking urgently all the way. Try not to cause trouble. The contact cannot be broken. You must report twice a day. If you have any matters, you can report urgently at any time. In addition, Henan has the custom of escaping famine to Shanxi. This also needs to be paid attention to. After arriving in Taiyuan, the master's whereabouts cannot be concealed and you need to be careful everywhere."

"The emperor is honored." Gan Hongjun and Che Tong hurriedly bowed.

Song Yingxing was busy and finally managed to sort out the things at hand, but there was another dense sound of horse hooves on the official road. He couldn't help but complain, "What evil is this?" There are round after round! How can this be placed?"

After hearing the sound of horse hooves, Dachun also walked out. After listening intently for a moment, his thick eyebrows frowned. It was actually the size of three or four horses. Could it be that the ministers in charge of the guards sent a large group of troops to come? This is a good thing. Two hundred people fought to stand in front, and the strength of this force was indeed a little weak. Thinking of this, he quickly walked out of the post station.

The one who came was not the palace guards, but the new army of imperial guards led by Yue Zhongqi. Seeing the bright lights in the post station, Yue Zhongqi knew that the guards in front of the palace were fighting against the front station. When he passed Liangxiang, he knew that these guards were in front of them. He stopped the horse. The postmaster Song Yingxing greeted him with a lantern and said in embarrassment: "This general, there are 200 people living in Nanguan Post..."

When Yue Zhongqi entered Beijing, she lived in Nanguan Post. When she knew that Nanguan Post was a big station, she smiled and said, "Two hundred people will fill Nanguan Post?"

"Go back to the general, there are four hundred horses." Song Yingxing said with a sad face: "The general brought so many horses again, and the forage and bean cakes are not available in specific supply."

"It's not your worries." Yue Zhongqi jumped off the horse and said, "There are all the grass and bean cakes immediately, just arrange for people to take care of them. In addition, let's arrange food and accommodation for one hundred people. Is this okay?"

When did these Qiu Bas be so easy to talk to? Song Yingxing felt relieved and bowed quickly and said, "No problem, please make arrangements immediately."

Dachun walked over at this time and looked up and down at Yue Zhongqi. He had only seen this young general who was quite appreciative of Zhenwu for only a few times, but was not familiar with him, and he did not recognize him at all.

Yue Zhongqi didn't know him either, but guessed that it was the imperial guard. He bowed and said, "Yue Zhongqi is in the Great Camp of Shunyi, I don't know... "

Hearing this, Dachun couldn't help but smile and said, "It's dark, I didn't recognize it. I'm Dachun. Let's go and talk in the room."

Dachun is the most respected first-class imperial guard in front of Zhenwu. Yue Zhongqi naturally had heard of it. After the two entered the house and sat down again, Yue Zhongqi said: "The new army of the imperial guards went to Shanxi with orders and intercepted the fast horses to Shanxi from the capital. Our war horses were a little slower, and most of them stayed in Liangxiang County tonight."

After hearing this, Dachun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It turned out that Zhenwu had arranged for the new guards to enter Shanxi, so there was no need to worry too much. Even if the whereabouts were exposed, there was no problem. As for the purpose of the new guards to enter Shanxi, it was not something he should care about, and he was too lazy to ask more questions.

After pondering slightly, he said, "How many troops have the new guards dispatched?"

Yue Zhongqi was not wary of Dachun, so she told her bluntly: "This line is five hundred riders, all of which are one riding and two horses."

Only five hundred? Dachun couldn't help but frowned slightly. The manpower was a little too small. Logically, the two stops and more than a hundred miles must be firmly controlled. What can this point be done to support the troops? This master is good at everything, but he is a little willful. How could he be so urgent when he goes out of the capital? I don't know how many people will follow him out of the capital tomorrow. With his character, I don't think there will be more.

Dachun had good materials. Zhenwu brought not many people. He only brought two hundred guards. As soon as the sky was dawn, he left the capital from Guang'anmen. It was still early and there were no pedestrians, cars and horses on the official road. Zhenwu didn't care, so he rode all the way.

This official road is one of the five main post roads in the Qing Dynasty. The road is wide and flat, and people have been maintaining it all year round. Zhenwu feels happy. In just one hour, he arrived at Liangxiang 70 miles away. It was not until this time that he noticed that he had not even encountered a carriage or mule carriage along the way. It was thought that the guards at the front station had sealed this official road one by one. It seems that if the emperor went on a patrol, he would not disturb the people, it would be a dream.

Yin Yi slapped his horse and followed him with a smile: "The emperor hasn't hired so quickly for a long time. He has arrived in Liangxiang. Should I take a rest, exchange some cakes and then rush on the road?"

Zhenwu lifted the reins of the horse, slowed down his speed, and said with a smile: "I haven't been so happy for a long time. It's better to take a break. If you run on, the horse will really not be able to bear it."

Yin Yi pointed to the front with a horse whip and said, "There is a tea shed in front of you, so you might as well take a break there. We are a lot of people, and after entering the city, we can't get out in a short while."

The official road has been sealed, and there is still someone to stay in the tea shed? I don’t have to think about it and know that this was deliberately arranged. Zhenwu looked at it, then nodded slightly and said, “Okay, it’s easy to hurry up when the sun is not poisonous.”

The group ate some of the buns they carried with them, rested for a while, and then continued on the way. At that time, it was not convenient to arrive at the Nanguan Station in Zhuozhou.

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