In winter, the water is exhausted, but there is no worry about the flow of the river. It's just that the river wind and tide are cold, the boats come and go, and there is more thin ice on the side and deck of the ship.

Of course, if it is a long distance, the waterway is still much more convenient than the winding and bumpy land route.

Several large ships came slowly from the west side of Stone Town, and the long-frozen ice shells on the roof of the ship's cabins shone in the sunlight, like glazed tiles, indicating that these ships had come from afar. And the flags hoisted on the ship also show their origin, which is now Wuchang, the town of Jingzhou.

The Stone Town Water Gate is still busy, and the east-west freight ships have not been weakened by the season, but have become busy with the relaxation of the waterways of the Great River and the approach of the New Year.

The boats from Jingzhou were not lined up in the long queue of boats outside the water gate, a light boat went straight to Stone Town under the Jingzhou military flag, and soon the water gate on the other side of the water gate opened, and its own Stone Town guards introduced the ships into another waterway and reached the wharf.

On the deck of one of these ships, there were more than a dozen strong guards on the deck, and a middle-aged man on the left was Tao Bin, the son of Tao Kan, who was the assassin of Jingjiang and Liangzhou at the time.

Coming to Jiankang again, Tao Bin was not less interested, and pointed to the prosperous West Market in the city not far from the Water Gate, and said with a smile: "Now the most prosperous place in the capital, the first to recommend the West Market, known as the head of Jiangzuo Wuhua." In previous years, there were also lines of view, compared with Jingzhou, there are only a few more goods, and the entry and exit are a few dense, which is also a miracle. This time I entered the capital, and when I was busy with official business, I should guide Brother Wei to take a closer look for a few days. ”

The person standing beside Tao Bin is standing in the year, his appearance is not very surprising, he is burly, his body is lightly armored, and his waist is hung with a long sword, and he has a strong spirit between Gu Pan.

Hearing Tao Bin's words, this person hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile: "Jingzhou is divided into Shaanxi, Tao Gongwei is added to the sea, Xiongzhen is in the soil, benevolent governance of the small people, natural Shishu Xian'an, and the town is governed for a long time." The world brother has been taught for a long time, the family is the best, and the prosperity of the worldly eyes is naturally difficult to praise. ”

When Tao Bin heard this, he already raised his head and laughed, half because of this flattering words, and half because of his humble attitude. He raised his hand and patted the man on the shoulder, and the overly intimate gesture made the man's expression a little unnatural, and he smiled more eagerly.

"Although there are many brothers in the family, I am not boasting, and when it comes to the family in the middle of the city, there is indeed no fault with me. I know that your sect is out, and this time you will also have great hopes for entering the capital, and after entering the capital, you should try your best to introduce you, and this will be done! ”

When Tao Bin talked about this, he was a little undisguised and flamboyant in his words.

When the man heard this, he was also full of energy, held Tao Bin's wrist with his backhand, and said with emotion: "I have been living so far, how dare I have great hopes, but there is only one thing, which is related to the honor and disgrace of my family, and I dare not forget it." If you can get Brother Tao to help promote this matter, repeat the family voice in Jiangdong, no matter what the situation is in the future, if Brother Tao is in trouble, he will give up his life to help! ”

Tao Bin's smile couldn't help but be more cheerful after hearing this, and he patted his chest and reassured him again and again.

The ship docked at the dock, and the soldiers came to report that it was inconvenient to enter the city at the moment, and Tao Bin looked a little unhappy after hearing this, but the location of the capital was not Jingzhou, which he could be a power for, just let people get off the boat to ask for wine and food and beautiful people, and they wanted to drink with the person next to him before entering the city. As for entering the city later, you can't let loose like this, and you need to be restrained.

In addition to Tao Bin and the two on this ship, there are several other Jingzhou generals and subordinate officials, but Tao Bin is the only one who is the most courteous to this person, just because this person's identity is too special.

This person is now temporarily serving as a supervisor in the Jingzhou army, and compared to the old homes of many generals in Jingzhou, it is not worth mentioning at all. However, if you talk about its origin, it is really amazing, its surname is Sima, the county looks at Hanoi, and its name is Sima Xun, which is now the Sima clan in Hanoi to which the emperor belongs!

This Sima Xun was not an old man from Jingzhou, but when he recovered Xiangyang not long ago, he led hundreds of villagers to vote. Said that his origin, Xuanzu is the younger brother of Sima Yi, King Xuan, the grandson of Sima Sui, the king of Jinan, and the son of Sima Xuan, the son of Sima Qian of Luoyang Taishou, because of the turmoil of Yongjia, the emperor went to the difficulty, Guanzhong was lost, and since then he has been in Han Zhao and adopted by Hu Jiang. waited until the Jingzhou Wang Division broke through Xiangyang, and then got the opportunity to defect to the Wang Division.

With such an unusual life experience, Li Yang, Huan Xuan and other generals on the front line of Xiangyang naturally did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent Sima Xun to Wuchang, the rear town. After Tao Kan learned about this, he didn't dare to ignore it, and sent Wuchang Taishou Chu Jiye to meet him in person and ask about many old things in China and North Korea.

But after all, Guanzhong has been raging for a long time for the Hu people, and many old things in China and the DPRK are difficult to find in the classics, although there are no loopholes in this person's words, but Tao Kan did not dare to recognize it as the emperor's clan, so he just hung a guardian post for Sima Xun.

Regarding this suspected sect that suddenly appeared, the rest of Jingzhou was respectful and cautious. But Tao Bin didn't have many scruples, as early as in Wuchang, he had close contacts with Sima Xun, and he didn't arrange for him to report this time, but he did his best to accompany him, intending to help Sima Xun.

The reason why he is so enthusiastic is not that Tao Bin can confirm the authenticity of this Sima Xun's identity, but that he understands the importance of burning cold stoves. The last time he entered the capital, he saw his nephew Tao Hong wandering around the capital with his own eyes, and even he, an elder, was left out in the cold.

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than Tao Hong's good luck, and the Shen family's horse is good to form cloth clothes, as the Shen family becomes more and more powerful in the current situation, even Tao Hong's situation has improved, which is quite valued by his father Tao Kan. There are even rumors in Jingzhou that the Shen family wants to help each other and let Tao Hong inherit the family heir!

This kind of rumors, Tao Bin sneered, although his family is not a famous family, but there is also a pedigree to trace, especially his father's power for a while, half in Jiangdong, is already the extreme of the ministers, how can it be impossible to not protect the late festival, make this kind of arrangement that violates etiquette and etiquette!

But from this point, Tao Bin also realized the importance of befriending the power family. still take Tao Hong as an example, although it is impossible to inherit the title of Duke of Changsha County, but with the help of Shen's concubine, once the funeral is removed, there will be no way out.

Tao Bin often travels back and forth to Gyeonggi, and his eyes are much more flexible than those of his brothers, and as his father gets older, the question of succession becomes clearer, and it is most likely that he will succeed him. Now he has more than a dozen brothers, although Tao Bin has won his father's love in recent years, he actually has no advantage, it is better to take advantage of his father's power to make a wide range of foreign aid and retreat to others.

However, this is the case with the Tao family, similar to Tao Hong, which is already extremely lucky, no one would have thought that a Wuzhong Haozong in the Shen family would be able to climb to the current position. But in addition to this, what family power is willing to make friends with his family?

Therefore, Sima Xun, a disciple of the clan who suddenly appeared, became a strange friend in Tao Bin's eyes. Although he doesn't read the scriptures and history, and he doesn't know how Lü Buwei became famous all over the world, his nephew Tao Hong's good luck is vivid.

This Sima Xun has no foundation in Jiangdong, and even his background is doubtful, so the situation is not embarrassing. But if the future is confirmed, the situation will be turned upside down in an instant. When the time comes, with him Tao Bin, where will he be lucky enough to make friends with such characters!

Sima Xun's identity is true or false, there are only two possibilities. For Tao Bin, it is extremely clear how to choose. You must know that if the impersonation, especially the impersonation of the clan, is fake, then the person's life will be ruined, at least once it is exposed in this Jiangdong land, his life will not be guaranteed.

After some contact, Tao Bin found that Sima Xun was not an arrogant person, especially although he had been in the Hu Department for a long time, his elegance in conversation was not inferior to those children of the middle family. This made Tao Bin identify his identity, so he spared no effort to get married.

Now there are not many Jiangdong clans, and Sima Xun and his people do have brave and martial talents, once the identity is confirmed, it is conceivable that they will be of great use in the future. If there is such a strong reinforcement in the future, even if Tao Bin can't fight for an heir, it is not difficult to use it.

Therefore, this time he entered the capital, Tao Bin made up his mind to do his best to help Sima Xun, and at the same time, he also used Sima Xun's identity to strive for more power.

This time with the Jingzhou Baojie team, his father reinvigorated Yu Lie, commanded the department to recover Xiangyang, such a great achievement, his father's name has been sealed, Taichung is very likely to choose their brother Yin to be knighted, this is Tao Bin's biggest pursuit of entering the capital this time.

After returning to the cabin, Tao Bin did not take advantage of his current position of power, and invited Sima Xun to sit together. Not long after, a stone city guard brought wine and food, because there was no beautiful trick to serve, Tao Bin was a little displeased, and reprimanded a few words.

Those ordinary soldiers naturally didn't dare to quarrel with these Fang Zhen generals, and they were busy explaining. One is where the armament of Stone Town is located, and it is forbidden to have women's music, and it is not dared to be private. The two have recently spread good news in Jiangbei, and now they are all celebrating in the city, Shishu Xianle, and even the boat ladies and girls who were originally quite a lot of lingering in the left near were invited to congratulate by various families in the city, so they were not seen.

After Tao Bin heard this, his anger subsided slightly, and Sima Xun next to him also smiled and said: "Female tricks and the like, but ordinary pastimes." Brother Shi went down the river with Jie this time, and the coming day must be full of reputation, and all families are fighting for luck, so why not worry about not having fun, but there is no need to be in a hurry. ”

Tao Bin couldn't help but smile even more after hearing this, because the soldier praised the strength of the Jiangbei Wang Division, and directly tore off a ring around his waist and threw it down as a reward, touching the short beard under his chin and said with a smile: "You are all small people, how do you know how difficult it is for the king of other towns to ask for a entry." However, this victory in Jingzhou is indeed a strong force to boast of, and it is no wonder that you poor soldiers all know and enjoy together, which shows that you are also loyal and obedient to the people under the Wangjiao, although the hospitality is not good, but it is also worth a reward. ”

The soldier smiled after receiving the reward, but when he heard Tao Bin's words, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Jingzhou also has merits?" Now there is a lot of joy in the capital, but they are all saying that Shen Hou is always victorious, and even the good news is transmitted, and the land will be restored thousands of miles in a few months! ”