Fanjin

Not long after returning to the Lanlan Hall, the imperial decree came down.

However, in addition to me as the official imperial envoy, Brother Huang also sent me two "miscellaneous" people - Liao Xiyuan, General Annan, and Han Ruoqin, Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

I rubbed my chin, in fact, it's okay for me to go alone, but I'm quite capable in both civil and military affairs, Brother Huang really loves me.He started laughing, since Brother Huang has good intentions, then I will definitely "make the best use of everything" for these two people.

From the corner of the eye, Xiaodouzi swallowed his saliva, whether it was me smiling too much or something, why did he have this expression.

He immediately suppressed his smile, raised his chin, and motioned for this kid to come over.

I saw that this kid seemed to have something to say to me before, but was interrupted by the imperial decree.

Xiaodouzi looked bitter, and moved towards me slowly.

Glaring at him, "You are a tortoise, hurry up and get over here!"

As soon as the words fell, Xiaodouzi immediately "rolled" over.

"Master..." Why did he hesitate to speak but stopped.

He glanced at him impatiently, "If you have anything to say, just say what you want to do!"

"Master, Mr. Yun locked himself in the side hall by himself, didn't eat breakfast, and didn't let anyone in. This servant is worried..."

Oops!Why did I forget this!

"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Standing up abruptly, not having time to deal with the aggrieved Xiaodouzi, she walked quickly towards the side hall.

Last night, I didn't put the veil back on him, he must have found out.

In fact, I hope he can come to me after he finds out, even if he is angry, it is better than not wanting to tell me anything.

Walking to the door of the side hall, he waved away the helpless palace guards guarding the door of the side hall, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

"Fanjun, it's me, Jinlan."

There was a moment of silence, only the chirping of cicadas could be heard outside the hall.

"Fan Jun, open the door and eat something, you can't be hungry like this."

Still no response.

Xiaodouzi who followed ran over and handed me the food box.

"Master." He took the food box and let Xiaodouzi go down.

"Fan Jun", with a complicated mood, said in a low tone, "If you don't want to see me, then I won't bother you. But I don't want you to not care about your body like this. I put all my food here, You cook what you like, so you must remember to eat it.” Put the food box in front of the hall door, attract Xiaodouzi standing in the distance, and let him guard here, “If the food is cold, replace it in time , if he wants to eat anything, go and make it for him immediately, if...forget it, if there is anything, send someone to report to me immediately."

"Yes. Don't worry, the master, and save it for the slave."

Nodding his head, he looked at the closed palace door again, turned and left.Tomorrow is the day to set off for Jiangzhou, and I still have some things to prepare.

Fanjun...it should be better when I come back...

I made a list of the things I needed and asked Xueshan to prepare them. I sat in the study and watched the news from the shadow guard.

Wei Yi knelt quietly on one knee.

Putting down the letter paper, I frowned and rubbed my chin in thought.

It was expected that the dungeon could not be found for a while, but I did not find the dungeon, but I did not expect to find a few suspicious letters, and these letters were still related to the south... Could it be, Is Luo Jinhan involved in the "bandits" incident in Jiangzhou?I couldn't help but condense in my heart, then picked up the letter paper, and looked at the contents of the several letters written on it: the southern trade has started, when will the goods be inspected; the goods are in good condition, and whether they are still needed; whether the quantity of goods needs to be increased...

He frowned, thinking about the meaning of these words.

The time the imperial court sends to purchase materials is in August every year. Although some people may specifically ask the officials who purchased the materials to help bring something back, there is still more than a month before the imperial court receives the goods, and it is also necessary to order the goods It is too early.

These are just letters. Even if I have an idea, it can only be a guess. If I get a reply, I can confirm my speculation.

"Wei Yi, tell them to keep an eye on the second prince's mansion, and report any suspicious actions immediately."

"Yes."

"Also, during the days when I was in Jiangzhou, I paid close attention to Luo Jinhan's correspondence, and took a copy of the letter and sent it to me. Be careful, so that you don't get caught."

I have already learned from the shadow guard that the second prince's mansion is not as defenseless as it appears on the surface, so everything has to be done carefully, and you can't startle the snake.

"Oh, that's right." Looking at Wei Yi with his head propped on one hand, "After I leave the capital, I will send a team of shadow guards to protect Mr. Yun Fan. Don't let him make any trouble, otherwise, be careful."

I don't need to worry about the emperor's brother. Both of us have shadow guards. This is the rule set by our ancestors: all princes in the direct line can train shadow guards. However, those who have not ascended the throne must truthfully report the number of shadow guards to avoid suspicion.

My shadow guards were trained when I was born, they were all five or six-year-old children.Originally, according to the rules, there should be only 30 people, but my father insisted on giving me 50 people, a team of ten people, and the leader of each team with the highest ability.I can be regarded as the second prince who has the largest number of shadow guards in Daqin since the founding of the country.Fortunately, I have a very close relationship with Brother Huang. Even after the carriage incident, Brother Huang was still thinking about whether to give me a few more people, but I refused—now my number of shadow guards is the same as that of Brother Huang. A few more people, that would be more than Brother Huang, what kind of words.

Wei Yi is the leader of the first team, and also the general leader of my shadow guards, with the best martial arts and handling ability.

Seeing him hesitate for a while, he said: "Master, you only brought a team of shadow guards to Jiangzhou this time, and my subordinates think... something is wrong."

Sit up straight, raise your eyebrows, "Why, I am so weak, your master?"

"No...no, the subordinate is worried..."

Wei Yi wanted to explain, so I waved my hand.

"Okay, don't worry. It's not a war, it's just an investigation. It's not that big of a battle. The capital should be the place to focus on. You have to look after me for the king."

"...Yes, the subordinate understands."

"Go down."

"Subordinates retire."

After sitting in the study for a while, he got up and went back to the bedroom.

It's late at night, it's time to rest, and I have to hurry tomorrow, Mr. Fan... Xiaodouzi had come to tell me before that he was finally willing to open the door for dinner.

He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as he is willing to eat, it means that he has listened to my words, but... lying on the bed, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, he still doesn't want to see me, no matter what, Zuo Zuo will leave Beijing tomorrow, There should be a period of time that we won't be able to see each other, so it's better to let him think about it by himself.

On the second day, before dawn, he got up early, asked the guards to bring their luggage, and went to the gate of the palace to join the other two ministers as a whole team and set off.

Before leaving, he asked Xueshan and Xiaodouzi to take good care of Mr. Yun Fan.

This time I went to Jiangzhou, I did not bring any personal attendants, except for a group of shadow guards in the dark, only eight guards followed.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Liao Xiyuan and Han Yuqin were already leading their horses and waiting there with a few accompanying guards. The [-] forbidden troops were also ready to go outside the city.

"Sorry for keeping you two waiting."

He bowed to the two apologetically.

Liao Xiyuan and Han Yuqin turned sideways to avoid it, and waved their hands at me hurriedly, "My lord, you don't need to be like this. It's the two of you who came too early, and you are not too late, lord."

Nodding his head and smiling at the two, "Then the king is relieved." Looking at the embarrassed two in a blink of an eye, he thought of teasing them.

He purposely raised his face and said, "Why are you two adults so restrained? Is this king scary?"

One is the Hussar General of the Great Qin Future, and the other is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the Great Qin Future. Why are you so timid? I am not a difficult person to get along with.

Liao Xiyuan was so anxious that his face turned a little red, "No, no, no! The prince is very friendly! It's not scary at all!"

Seeing that I was still looking at him expressionlessly, Liao Xiyuan looked at Han Yuqin as if asking for help.

Han Yuqin coughed a few times in embarrassment, "My lord..."

Um?Turned to look at him.

"My lord, the ministers have only rarely seen his face. This time I went to Jiangzhou, I was worried that I might not take good care of it. At that time, I will still look forward to my lord's Haihan."

After speaking, he bowed deeply to me.Seeing him like this, Liao Xiyuan quickly followed suit.

This Han Yuqin can really speak.

Walking forward, he raised his hand to support the two of them, and said with a smile: "The two adults think that this king is just going to play, so what do you say to take care of you... Don't worry, this king is not so ignorant." Light and heavy people."

After finishing speaking, he suppressed his smile, and solemnly said to them: "This king is still young in the world, and I hope the two adults will help you in this trip to Jiangzhou."

Liao Xiyuan and Han Yuqin also corrected their expressions, and replied respectfully: "The minister will never give up." They nodded in satisfaction, and were about to say something more to them, when they heard Lin Shengxuan's sharp voice-"The emperor is here! !"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Turning around, he knelt down with these people.

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When everyone was not paying attention, I patted the hem of the clothes. Unexpectedly, Brother Huang glanced over and froze immediately. He quickly put his hand behind his back, rubbed his nose in embarrassment and smiled at Brother Huang. Brother Huang gave me a favor. Drowning and helpless eyes.

"Liao Xiyuan, Han Yuqin."

"Chen is here!"

The two came out and bowed respectfully.

"Jiangzhou and his party are in danger, I order you two to protect the little prince well, and protect him well, otherwise, I will see you later!"

"Yes! I will protect the little prince thoroughly!"

Brother Huang looked at the two and nodded in satisfaction.

"......"

Hey, hey, hey...I'm not weak...Brother Huang really worried too much, knowing that I have martial arts, but still telling these two people like this, they won't regard me as a handless chicken A weak scholar with a lot of power... An impulse to support his forehead gushed out from the bottom of his heart.

"Jin Lan."

"The younger brother is here."

After going out, Brother Huang looked at me very gently and reluctantly, and raised his hand to stroke my temple hair.

"You must come back safely." Brother Huang stared deeply into my eyes, and I saw the worry in his eyes.

She blinked and smiled brightly: "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I will definitely come back safely."

Brother Huang also smiled, and stretched out his hand to pinch my cheek, "You!" This made me a little embarrassed, so many people looked at me and treated me like a child, I have already seen Liao Xiyuan from the corner of my eye He and Han Yuqin are trying to suppress the corners of their upturned mouths, my famous name... I am crying in my heart.

"Brother Huang..."

Although it's a bit embarrassing at this time, I still have to tell Brother Huang about the things I can't let go of.

"Ok?"

Stepping forward a few steps closer to Brother Huang, he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Huang, I would like to ask you to take care of him for a while!"

Brother Huang glanced at me, met my sincere pleading eyes, and sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay, I will help you watch."

When I got the answer, I immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, brother!" Fanjun, you have to wait for me to come back.

The army has set off for five days.

To reach Jiangzhou, one must go through Liangzhou, Huaizhou, and Quzhou.Because it was summer, when heavy rains occurred frequently and the river surged, we abandoned the waterway and took the land route.

Moreover, Jiangzhou cannot be reached by water, and at most Huaizhou can be reached, so it is better to go by land.

At this point, we are already in Liangzhou.

I sat in the carriage, listening to the sound of the wheels depressingly.

Two days ago, I refused to take the carriage prepared for me by the emperor, and I was excited to ride the horse against the scorching sun. I suffered from sunstroke if I didn’t notice it. I was so frightened that Liao Xiyuan and Han Yuqin hurriedly got me into the carriage. After I woke up, He even sternly refused my request to continue riding.

I haven't exercised for a long time, anyway, I have practiced well, you people won't let me ride a horse, how can I exercise, I will still faint next time!really...

Just as I was thinking about it, the windows of the car were knocked regularly, it was the shadow guard.

Open the car window, take the envelope that was handed over, and open it to read - there is a letter from the Second Prince's Mansion: The new goods are ready, when will I need them?Seeing this line of words, I couldn't help squinting my eyes.

New cargo?Could it be that there will be new news in Jiangzhou?It seems that we have to send people to Jiangzhou to explore the wind first.

"Wei San." The one who followed me this time was the third team of Shadow Guards.

A deep male voice came from outside the window: "Master."

"Take two people to Jiangzhou to investigate the situation first, don't startle the snake, and report any problems in time."

Fold the letter paper and put it in the sachet on his body.

"Yes."

Leaning against the wall of the car, I closed my eyes and thought, if something new happens in Jiangzhou, then we have to speed up our pace, otherwise, everything will be even more unpredictable... Slowly open your eyes , A cold light flashed in his eyes, Luo Jinhan, if you are really involved in this matter, then I will definitely let you die a miserable death!

"My lord, why are you suddenly talking about marching in a hurry?"

In the evening, when the army stopped to rest, I called Liao Xiyuan and Han Yuqin and told them that they were going to march urgently. Both of them were very puzzled by this.

Looking at the two with a smile: "You don't want me to ride a horse, then we might as well reach Jiangzhou as soon as possible. Sitting in the carriage is really boring."

"..."

The two looked at me, the corners of their mouths twitching faintly.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Su Rong looked at the two of them, "I have received news that the situation in Jiangzhou may change in the near future. It's getting trickier."

Both of them frowned after hearing this, "My lord, may I ask how you got this news."

Han Yuqin frowned and asked me seriously.

I raised my eyebrows, opened the folding fan, and fanned it leisurely, "Pinch your fingers."

"..."

Now I saw the blue veins on their foreheads beating violently.

So, after the army rested for a while, it began to march quickly, and I was finally able to get rid of the fate of riding a carriage and ride my little white horse.

After half a month of rapid march, we finally arrived in Quzhou.

"My lord, there is an inn in front, let's go and have a rest."

Han Yuqince stepped forward immediately, and upon hearing what he said, he looked up at the crude inn by the road ahead, and nodded: "Let's stop here today, and go on the road tomorrow."

In the past few days, we have had very little rest due to the rush, and everyone is a little tired. It is better to stop and rest today.

"Yes."

Han Yuqin respectfully responded, and passed on my order to let the army station in the nearby woods, while the three of us headed to the inn with the accompanying guards.

Everyone got off their horses in front of the inn, and the owner and Xiao Er rushed out to greet them.

"Is the guest officer a tip or a hotel?"

After looking quickly at all of us, a chrysanthemum named "Fairy" bloomed on the owner's face.

Handing over the reins of Bai Yan to the guard behind him, he strode into the store, followed by Liao Xiyuan and others, and said to the owner: "Stay here, we take care of everything here. Go get a table of meals." , Liao Xiyuan threw a silver ingot to him.

The shopkeeper hurriedly caught the silver ingot thrown to him by Liao Xiyuan, put it in his arms, and went down happily with Xiao Er to collect it.

Han Yuqin found a relatively clean table, wiped the table and chairs: "Third Master, sit here."

I am in the third place, and it is inconvenient for the lord here, so I asked them to change their words.

He opened his clothes and sat down. Liao Xiyuan and Han Yuqin also sat down on opposite sides.

"My lords, please have some tea."

Xiao Er smiled very flatteringly, and came over with a teapot and cups on a tray.

Picking up the teacup, he took a sip: "Xiaoer, how far is it from here to Jiangzhou?"

I saw him widen his eyes in surprise, and looked at me: "Hey! Master, are you going to Jiangzhou?!"

Seeing me nodding his head lightly, he exclaimed even more: "Hey! My lords, you can't go! Jiangzhou is in chaos right now!"

He and Han Ruoqin looked at each other calmly.

"Oh? Xiao Er, how can I say this? To be honest, I am a businessman from Tingzhou, and I am rushing to Jiangzhou to pick up the goods. I haven't heard anything about what happened in Jiangzhou along the way. Talk to me."

Han Yuqin smiled gently, like a harmless rabbit.

Xiaoer had a clear expression on his face: "It turns out that the masters are from Tingzhou. Your Tingzhou is originally from the south to the north from ours. It is not surprising that you don't know about it."

Han Yuqin nodded, still with a gentle look: "Yes, so please trouble the little brother to talk to me, otherwise we will be in trouble if we delay picking up the goods."

After speaking, he put a piece of silver in front of Xiao Er.

As soon as the money appeared, Xiao Er's eyes glowed, and he quickly put the money away, and looked in the direction of the counter, but the shopkeeper was not there.Turning around, he told us what he knew——

When bandits first appeared in Jiangzhou, the prefect of Jiangzhou did not take any action and allowed these people to rob the people. The people were very angry, but no one dared to ask the prefect for an explanation, because the first person who did this went No return.At the beginning, the movements of these bandits were not big, but suddenly one day, this group of robbers ransacked the entire village and set it on fire and burned it to ashes.In a village of hundreds of people, no one came out alive, and they were all burned to death in the village.Now, the people of Jiangzhou are not only angry, but also panic.Jiangzhou Taiwei is an upright person. At first, he was caught by the prefect of Jiangzhou and couldn't do anything. Later, he saw that this group of bandits became more and more rampant. A bandit, unfortunately, fell into the trick of the bandit, and died with thousands of arrows piercing his heart.After the death of the Taiwei in Jiangzhou, the people in Jiangzhou panicked even more, and everyone wanted to flee, but the prefect of Jiangzhou issued an order that no one was allowed to leave the city, and outsiders had to have a customs clearance warrant when entering the city. Soldiers check.

After Xiaoer went down, the three of us were silent for a while.Prefect of Jiangzhou, when I arrive in Jiangzhou, the first person I want to kill is you.Take a deep breath: "What do you think?"

Han Yuqin stroked the teacup and said, "I know something that I didn't know before."

Liao Xiyuan frowned tightly, gritted his teeth and said, "Jiangzhou prefect is a son of a bitch, I must kill him!"

"Weizhen!" Han Yuqin frowned, "In front of the third master, pay attention to your words and deeds."

After hearing this, Liao Xiyuan shut his mouth, his face blushing.

I waved my hand, this Liao Xiyuan spoke to my heart, "Brother Liao is a man of temperament, understandable, Han Qing doesn't have to be like this." Han Yuqin gave Liao Xiyuan a helpless look, and cupped his hands at me: "Three Grandpa has a lot."

"Judging from what Xiaoer said just now, we can roughly infer a few points now." Tapping the table with his index finger, Han Yuqin and Liao Xiyuan both looked at me, "First, the prefect of Jiangzhou is involved with the bandits. A small magistrate dares to do this, there must be something behind him." After listening to my words, the two nodded and fell into deep thought.

"Secondly, there must be a reason why the bandits suddenly turned into massacres from small troubles, and the first village that was massacred may have something to do with it."

Squinted.

"Thirdly, Jiangzhou Taiwei died, but Jiangzhou's garrison was too calm. If they were not controlled by the Jiangzhou prefect later, they were from the Jiangzhou prefect's side from the very beginning. .”

Hearing my words, the two of them were startled. Han Yuqin looked at me suspiciously, and said, "If that's the case, then Jiangzhou Taiwei..."

I nodded: "The inside should cooperate with the outside. It is likely that the Jiangzhou Taiwei blocked their way, so they must be removed, and why did the news spread and report to the court..."

Han Yuqin frowned and said, "They want the court to know and want to lure us to Jiangzhou."

Nodding his head, he looked at the two of them: "If that's the case, then our trip to Jiangzhou must be extremely dangerous. We have to be more careful."

"Don't worry, third master, I won't be afraid even if it's a dragon pool or a tiger's lair." Liao Xiyuan patted his chest proudly, drawing Han Ruoqin's eyes: "It doesn't matter if you're afraid or not, just don't be impulsive, but be careful to spoil the third master." big event."

"Han Yuqin! Who are you talking about impulsively? I am very self-controlled!"

"Brave man! We grew up together since we were young, and I don't know you yet? Your self-control is exactly the opposite of your force value, and it will be shattered as soon as you touch it."

"..."

I drank tea and watched with a smile on my face without interfering.

These two people often bicker back and forth, but I had a good time watching them along the way.

The relationship between the three of us has gotten a lot closer these few days. Although they insisted on not calling me brother and brother, and saying that etiquette cannot be broken, they are not as restrained as they were at the beginning.

Late at night, candles flickered in the small room.

Han Yuqin and Liao Xiyuan went back to their room early to rest. I was lying on the bed, and when I thought that the affairs in Jiangzhou were more complicated than I thought, I felt a burst of sleepiness. I closed my eyes and stretched out my hand to pinch the bridge of my nose. Brother Huang It's really not easy for this emperor. He has to deal with so many things every day, but he can still stand up and not be annoyed to death. It's really admirable.

Turning over, I thought of the person I've been thinking about for the past few days.

I don't know if he is eating well, sleeping well, and is still angry with me, I'm not here... Will he miss me.

I feel a little sour in my heart, what do I need to do so that you can truly trust me...Fan Jun, I miss you so much.

After noon on the vertical day, the army set off and continued to march in a hurry.

The author has something to say:

Xiaodouzi (worried): Jiangzhou is far away, and I don't know if the master can be taken care of.

Xueshan (passing by with a light glance): You should be more worried about yourself, if Mr. Yun loses weight, the master will definitely take your skin off when he comes back.

Xiaodouzi: ...∏_∏Young Master Yun!Can we not go on a hunger strike? ! ! !