Chapter 206 Farewell
Seeing his expression change, Chen Yu hurriedly persuaded him, "I haven't been back to Hezhou to see my grandmother for a long time. Now we don't have much time to rest and recuperate, and there will be no chance when the war starts. I want to go back to see her first."
"Besides, I have to check the accounts every year. Although the shopkeepers below are all family-born sons, people are greedy and there is no guarantee that there will not be people with evil intentions. I am afraid that someone will take advantage of my grandmother because she is old."
Xie Tingzhou nodded. "It's time to go back. I should go too, but now..."
"I understand." Chen Yu's eyes sparkled, "We'll talk about the rest later."
Xie Tingzhou pushed a strand of hair from her temple back behind her ear and said, "You go to Hezhou first. After I go back to Beilin to check the situation, I will go to Hezhou to pick you up."
Shen Yu nodded, "Want to go for a walk?"
"good."
The nights had started to get cooler after the beginning of autumn. Xie Tingzhou took his cloak and led her out of the tent.
Xi Feng wanted to follow, but was blocked by Xie Tingzhou. Only Bai Yu spread his wings and flew ahead of them.
The camps are usually set up near water sources. There is a small river next to the forest, and the moonlight is scattered on the water surface like stars.
Xie Tingzhou led her along the riverside and said, "You can't take so many people to Hezhou, but you have to take at least some of them, more than a thousand people. You don't have to go into the city. Find a place to stay in Hezhou. We have caused such a big commotion in the capital. If the prefecture is not good for Lu, we can take care of it."
Chen Yu said: "It would be inconvenient to move if the target is too big. We have to hurry. I want to keep a low profile along the way. If it is confirmed that Li Zhaonian ascended the throne, there is no need to worry about the problems of the state government. Li Zhaonian is not that kind of person."
Xie Tingzhou slowed down his pace and asked, "How long have you known him? Do you trust him so much?"
Chen Yu turned her head to look at him, the moonlight was not bright enough, so she couldn't tell if there was jealousy on his face.
"In fact, he already knew that I was a woman at the Baishan Hunting Ground, but he did not expose me or use it as a threat. I believe in his character."
"He is a kind-hearted person." Xie Tingzhou said, "But his kindness and soft hands cannot suppress those old officials who formed a clique."
"Isn't there still Jiang Yuanqing? With his assistance, the head of the Ministry of Revenue is Li Zhaonian's man. Let's hold the lifeblood of the Great Zhou in our hands first.
In my own hands."
Speaking of the head of the Ministry of Revenue, Xie Tingzhou thought of Jiang Lianzhi.
Ever since Ge Liangji was beheaded, the Ministry of Revenue has been headed by Jiang Lianzhi. It was against the rules for him to take the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at such a young age, and he could not move up any further due to insufficient qualifications. But now he is the head of the Ministry of Revenue, which is equivalent to a Shangshu.
"I find something strange." Xie Tingzhou said.
Chen Yu said, "What's the matter?"
Xie Tingzhou stopped and stood face to face with Shen Yu. "My hostility towards this person far exceeds my own imagination. It's like..."
He couldn't find the right words.
"Like what?" Chen Yu looked at him seriously.
Xie Tingzhou suddenly had an idea. "It's like he snatched you from me. I wish I could tear him into pieces. Tell me... do people have past lives and after lives?"
Chen Yu's face froze. She had never mentioned anything about her past life to Xie Tingzhou.
Without waiting for her to answer, Xie Tingzhou looked at her and said seriously: "I don't remember my previous life, but in this life and countless future lives, you are mine."
Hezhou and Beilin are not in the same direction.
They set out at dawn the next day and marched until noon, when it was time to say goodbye.
Chen Yu and Xiao Chuan had talked about it in the morning. Xiao Chuan was determined to go to Hezhou with her. Chen Yu told him that if he followed her, the five thousand soldiers would become leaderless. Who would control them?
Xiao Chuan was finally persuaded, and the final result was that Xiao Chuan led 5,000 soldiers and horses to follow Xie Tingzhou to Beilin, and Xie Tingzhou assigned another ten skilled soldiers to escort Shen Yu all the way to Hezhou.
The dozen or so men and horses had already gone far away, and the wind was blowing up the yellow sand kicked up by their horses' hooves.
Xie Tingzhou stared for a long time in the direction where she left. The journey to Hezhou was long, and it would take another two or three months to go back and forth.
"Your Highness, let's go." Xifeng said, "The girl has gone far away."
Xie Tingzhou didn't say anything. After a while, he gently patted Bai Yu on the shoulder and said, "Go."
Bai Yu flapped his wings and flew up, following the direction Chen Yu left.
Chen Yu heard Bai Yu's clear cry and looked up as she whipped the horse.
She understood what he was thinking, and he wanted Bai Yu to give her a ride again.
"drive--"
Chen Yu took the lead, in the flying sand
Heading towards Hezhou.
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A carriage was traveling on the official road. A bare hand rested on the window, took a look at the sky, and urged the coachman to drive.
"Faster."
"It won't go any faster." The driver said, "The horse needs to be able to run."
The maid let down the curtain and whispered, "I think he did it on purpose. He would rather run away for ten or half a decade if he is paid by the day."
The young lady looked a little anxious, but she still maintained her ladylike demeanor, "Let's wait until we get into the city and then change cars tomorrow to continue our journey."
The maid said, "At this rate we won't be able to enter the city today."
More than ten people were riding horses, all wearing shackles to block the wind and sand.
"Whoa." Shen Zhao reined in his horse and slowed down. "Pingcheng is ahead. Let's hurry up and get into the city before dark. Let's find an inn to stay overnight."
Chen Yu took off the fence and shook off the sand on it, "This road wasn't so difficult to walk on before."
Chen Zhao's face was solemn. "The land is already desolate in autumn. The refugees have no food to eat, so they have eaten all the grass roots along the road. The road is naturally difficult to walk on. Let's go."
The crowd continued on their way, turned around the mountain and walked onto a straight road. From a distance they saw a carriage parked on the side of the road.
When I got closer, I could vaguely hear a man and a woman arguing.
Shen Zhao glanced sideways as he passed by, and after running about a mile, he suddenly reined in his horse.
Chen Yu didn't have time to stop, and ran a few feet away before turning back, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Shen Zhao seemed to be stunned there, with confusion and disbelief on his face.
He immediately turned his horse around and galloped back the way he came.
Shen Yu was confused. She called Shen Zhao several times but got no response, so she had no choice but to follow him.
Fortunately, they didn't run very far, and the quarrel on the roadside was not over when Shen Zhao returned.
Those were turbulent years, with bandits and robbers rampant. The coachman and the maid became wary of the sudden arrival of the person, so they stopped arguing and stared at the person who was approaching.
Shen Zhao was wearing clothes covered in ashes and a veil, with a knife hanging on the side of his horse's back. He suddenly stopped on the side of the road, which would have alerted anyone.
The maid thought she had encountered a bandit. Just as she was about to move to the carriage, she heard the man call out uncertainly, "Ying'er?"
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