Tanhualang

At the beginning of May, King Zhao Heng of Yu was ordered to go south to rectify the military affairs of Nanzhili and Huguang provinces, and the prime minister's anti-Japanese affairs.

Follow along quietly.

Although it is the official road, the farther away from the capital, the road becomes more and more difficult to walk.The carriage traveled for a day, and Sunset stopped at the post station. The king of Yu had already issued an order not to disturb the government along the way, and the group of people could only stay in the post post on the official road, and the conditions were inevitably rough.

Because it was the first time to go out with the king of Yu, and Xiaoyou gave some instructions in advance, Shen Jing kept on worrying and couldn't let go. Compared with the past, she was more cautious in everything, while personally arranging the kitchen of the inn to prepare food, and at the same time telling Xiaotong to clean up The room was extremely busy.

Fortunately, Wei Zheng was also very familiar with this set of affairs, and after setting up four teams of guards, he came to help Shen Jing.After finishing everything neatly and waiting for King Yu to enter the room to rest, Shen Jing finally had the time to sit down and have dinner with Wei Zheng:

"Thanks to Captain Wei's help today. Thank you very much."

"Mr. Shen is being polite. They are all doing things for the prince, so there is no need to help." Wei Zheng smiled, "Mr. Shen is the one who has worked hard."

"Hard work is nothing, I'm just afraid that things won't be done well." Shen Jing smiled wryly, "I almost lost the prince's bookcase just now. Fortunately, the people under your command were quick to find the things, otherwise it would have missed a big deal."

"But it's just in the wrong place, how can it be lost so easily?" Wei Zheng smiled, "No one is born to do something, Mr. Shen, don't be too harsh on yourself. This is the first time you go out with the prince, can you It's not bad to manage everything in an orderly manner without rushing. When I first came to the prince's side, I didn't know how many jokes I made. "

"Isn't Captain Wei always by Wang Ye's side?"

"I used to guard the border in Ningxia. Fortunately, I was promoted to the side by the prince, and then followed to the capital. I remember the first time I went out with the prince and went the wrong way. That time, the housekeeper was not around because of something, so he told me to send the prince to Xian. Yanghou Mansion, I misheard the place, and I was not familiar with the way, so I dragged the prince to the Xinyang County Prince's Mansion in a daze."

"..."

"Fortunately, nothing was delayed, and the prince didn't criticize anything, he just asked me to turn around and see the way to the capital clearly." Wei Zheng said, "Although the prince is usually serious, he is still kind to the people around him."

Shen Jing nodded to show that she knew, put down her chopsticks to refill Wei Zheng's tea, and asked again:

"Speaking of knowing the way. I have walked the road from the capital to Nanjing. I think the direction we are traveling does not seem to be going to Shandong, but it seems to be going to the territory of Henan?"

"Yes." Wei Zheng said succinctly, "The lord explained that Ri Su is in Kaifeng Mansion. He has something to do."

"Oh." Shen Jing nodded and didn't ask any more questions, picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat, "I've never been to the ground in Henan."

After dinner, I went back to my room quietly, still having some doubts in my heart.

Although he was far away in the capital, he had also heard that there was a drought in Henan this year, and there was also a plague of locusts. Many people fled to the capital.It is said that in several counties and counties, because the relief food was not distributed in time, the extremely hungry people rushed into the government, killed the county chiefs and looted the food.The imperial court had no choice but to send troops from Taiyuan to suppress the disaster while providing disaster relief.

Thinking about it this way, the ground in Henan will definitely not be very peaceful.Moreover, the most recent way to go to Nanjing from the capital is through Shandong. Why did King Yu take a detour through Henan?

Shen Jing couldn't figure out the reason behind this, so she had no choice but to stop thinking about it.

The next day was another full day of intense travel.

The chariots and horses rattled until it was dark without stopping, and drove for almost an hour, and finally arrived at Kaifeng Mansion near Haishi.

There was already a group of people waiting a few miles outside the gate of Kaifeng Prefecture.A row of dozens of guards lined up holding lanterns and goose wings, and the surrounding lights were brightly illuminated, surrounded by four or five officials from the government in front.

Shen Jing got off the carriage first, and raised the curtain for King Yu, and everyone knelt down on the ground together, until Zhao Heng got off the carriage, met the people who came to greet him one by one, and helped him up with empty hands.

Shen Jing couldn't help but feel awe.

He used to know that the person in front of him was King Yu, the emperor's younger brother, the prince of an important border town, and the general of the imperial army.But it wasn't until what he saw and heard at this moment that he really realized that the young man in front of him was really the legendary Prince Yu who held the power of life and death in his hands.

Because she was afraid of identifying the wrong person, Shen Jing carefully asked Wei Zheng for the names of the officials in charge of Henan in advance on the road. Cao Feng, the military governor and eunuch who came from the capital a while ago.

After a simple greeting, everyone got on the carriage and horse again.

The Kaifeng mansion is fairly peaceful.A group of people sent King Yu to his residence, sat with him for a while, and then left one by one.Shen Jing settled the horses for the salute first, and then sent away Wang Bingtang, the chief envoy of Henan, and Wang Biao, the commander of the capital, for the king of Yu. When he came back to report to the king of Yu, he saw Cao Feng, the eunuch of the supervising army, standing in front of the court, talking to the king of Yu:

"...General Fang Tingxiang went to Nanyang the day before yesterday. He ordered someone to send me a letter at noon today, saying that something happened over there, and he couldn't make it back for a while, so he can only come to say hello to the prince tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

King Yu nodded:

"not busy."

"This residence has been cleaned up in advance in the past two days. His Highness does not have many people, so these people will stay here and be used by His Highness."

After speaking, he turned around and recruited the person who had been following behind him:

"He Qianhu."

I saw a middle-aged man in hardcover with a beard and a crimson dress coming forward, half kneeling on the ground and saluting:

"He Hui met the prince."

King Yu nodded, turned around and beckoned Wei Zheng:

"Okay, I've worked hard for you these past few days. If you need anything, just discuss it with Wei Zheng."

After finishing speaking, Cao Feng looked at Shen Jing who was standing far behind King Yu:

"This is Mr. Shen Jing?"

Although Shen Jing was puzzled, she hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Cao Feng nodded back and said with a smile:

"I heard that Mr. Shen was mentioned by Xiaoyou. He really lives up to his name, calm and capable."

"Governor Cao has won the prize."

King Yu explained to Shen Jing beside him:

"Cao Fengyuan served in front of the imperial court, and later went to Gansu to oversee the army. He and Gu are also considered comrades."

Cao Feng waved his hand:

"Don't dare. It's my duty to serve His Majesty and the prince. It's late today, so I won't gossip. The prince rested early. If there is anything to do, I will send someone to give instructions. I will leave first."

Shen Jing obeyed and sent Cao Feng out again.

This mansion is not small, and the roads are not as delicate and winding as the palace of the capital, because it is May, but the flowers and trees are lush.Shen Jing walked half a step ahead with a lantern, but Cao Feng asked with a smile behind him:

"Mr. Shen served the prince at the beginning, but are you still used to it?"

"It's okay. It's just that I haven't been very familiar with it yet, and there are many things that I haven't served well."

"My lord is kind and magnanimous, so you don't have to be too careful—but, I heard that Xiaoyou was punished a while ago, and he was caned thirty times. It doesn't matter, right?"

"It's just a flesh injury, the doctor said it's okay after looking at it."

"He hasn't been beaten for many years. I didn't expect to be beaten like this again at this age. But with Zheng Man taking care of him, he is rough-skinned, so it's okay if he thinks about it." Cao Feng's teasing tone seemed to be the same as that of Xiao Xiao. You are quite familiar, "Anyway, I will see you in a few days, and I will solve his troubles when the time comes."

Shen Jing didn't show it on his face, but he was taken aback when he heard it: What does it mean that we will see each other in a few days?

After speaking, the two arrived at the door, bid farewell to Cao Feng quietly and respectfully.

The night was dark, and when he returned to the mansion quietly, King Yu had already returned to his bedroom.

The little boy said back and forth that King Yu called him, and Shen Jing went to the door of King Yu's bedroom in the backyard and knocked on the door. King Yu should have finished washing, opened the door in his middle clothes, pointed to the next room and told Shen Jing:

"It's late today, you all should go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, clean up this room and use it as a study."

Shen Jing retreated under the order, met He Hui again, and asked him to take him around the mansion, looked at the kitchen and other places here, and arranged for the kitchen to prepare a supper for Wei Zheng and his men who patrolled at night, Only then went back to his room.

It was almost three o'clock.Shen Jing's body has always been pretty good, but after running around all day and midnight, she is already too tired to die.After I packed my luggage and took a simple wash, I finally lay down on the bed, my body relaxed and my heart was relieved.

After lying down for a while, the fatigue subsided a little bit, but Shen Jing was still a little uneasy: one, he was going to Nanjing, but he had to take a long detour from Henan, which is not peaceful.Second, just now Cao Feng mentioned that Xiaoyou and Xiaoyou "will see each other in a few days", what does this mean?Is Cao Feng going back to the capital, or is Xiaoyou going to Henan?But before Shen Jing left the capital with King Yu, Xiao You made it clear that he would rush to Nanjing to meet Prince Yu as soon as his injury healed.

After thinking over and over for a long time, she couldn't understand it, and Shen Jing slowly fell asleep.