Chapter 285: The Way Home
Because it was the New Year, the steward gave the entourage a day off, so that everyone could relax, or stay in the camp to rest, or go to the village or the county seat not far away to spend money, which can be said to be the only opportunity to relax since the caravan set off. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Half of the caravan left the camp to find their own fun, Yuan Fang did not leave, and the remaining half of the people not only did not relax, but strengthened their guard, because these people were aware of the importance of the goods loaded in the carriages in the caravan, while those who left did not know that there were still weapons in the goods that they did not know.
Yuan Fang stayed in his tent, with the help of faint candlelight, flipped through the information at hand, these things were sent by Luo Siping, it was about the list of personnel of the imperial capital faction and some recent changes, among which Yuan Fang was most concerned and surprised was the last message marked with a red pen, according to some clues provided by Xin Moyuan, Luo Siping investigated and gained something, and verified that behind the father-killing and seizure of power and the death of the eldest prince and the second prince, there was a faint figure of Prime Minister Xu Hanwen, And what made Yuan Fang frown even more was that the queen seemed to have known about this matter for a long time, but now she has remained calm and has not made any radical moves.
Yuan Fang doesn't know much about the royal family, but the eldest prince is the queen does not need to investigate this kind of thing, it is a well-known fact, and the second prince is born to Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong was defeated by the queen in the palace fight in the harem, and the power was disintegrated, belonging to the kind of person who is difficult to protect, she did not do anything for her dead son, but it is incomprehensible that the queen who is in the middle of the royal family does not care about it and pretends not to know, is it that the power of the prime minister is really so great that even the queen has to back down, Do you have to endure the pain of losing a child? So how much power does the prime minister say he has? This is what Yuan Fang is most concerned about now, and it is also the top priority of the Shadow Intelligence Organization.
Just as he was thinking about it, the voice of the caravan steward came from outside the tent: "Lord Xia, (Yuan Fang has been using the pseudonym Xia Fang to commemorate his dead wife Xia Liang.) Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and we have prepared some wine and food. ”
Yuan Fang put down the information in his hand and said gently: "Come in, Steward Hong is really polite." Steward Hong came in with a food box and put down two jugs of wine and a few side dishes.
Yuan Fang looked outside: "The safety of the convoy is no problem, right?" ”
Steward Hong didn't know Yuan Fang's identity, but he knew that this person's identity was very unusual, even his owner Wu Lun was respectful to this person, and the steward of a caravan he didn't dare to slack off.
As always, Steward Hong put down the wine and food and just chatted a few words before leaving, Yuan Fang did not suspect that there was a problem with the wine and food, picked up the wine jug and poured a sip, and continued to half-lie down and read the file.
It's not that Yuan Fang is careless and doesn't have the heart to let go, it's really that Steward Hong has no excuse to harm himself, besides, if he really wants to do something to himself, no matter how careful Yuan Fang is, it's useless. There was nothing to say all night, and the New Year passed so plainly, there were no lively parties, no brilliant fireworks, bland and gratifying.
On the first day of the new year, the steward sealed a red envelope for everyone in the caravan, even Yuan Fang was no exception, and Yuan Fang didn't know how much others got, but he couldn't help but look at the one hundred taels of silver tickets in the red envelope, Qin Cao had been frugal and had been running a medical hall for many years, and he had not been able to save a hundred taels of silver to redeem the ancestral house, and now, just a red envelope from Tujili for the New Year had received one hundred taels by himself, which made Yuan Fang sigh.
Of course, Yuan Fang did not refuse this kindness, and put one hundred taels of silver into public property, which can be regarded as his own empire, uh, a little weak-hearted, it should be said that it is to help Yang Xing do more, as for the favor of Steward Hong, Yuan Fang also wrote it down, in fact, even if he didn't do so, Yuan Fang also planned to cultivate this person well, not because of this hundred taels of silver, but because he was worthy of cultivation and had the ability to bear heavy responsibilities.
Probably because of the New Year, the defenders of Guanglu County in Dongzhou became lax, not as rigorous as in the past, the caravan went all the way, detoured to Wuxi County, where they stopped for a while to process a batch of goods and then carried another batch of goods away, this time they first went to Zhongzhou, and then detoured to Beizhou, selling local specialties along the way, earning the difference, it can be said that this time the trip was almost all over the empire, and it took about three to four months, and Yuan Fang's intentional or unintentional inquiries and the knowledge of the Hong Steward were all said, Yuan Fang learned that he had to run like this twice a year, and the profits he earned each time were as huge as a thousand taels, and in Wu Lun's industry, there was more than one caravan like him, plus the profits of other industries, it could be seen how huge Wu Lun's income would be in a year.
Separated from Steward Hong, Yuan Fang looked at the contact information in his hand, remembering the excited expression of Steward Hong, who had been unfazed, Yuan Fang couldn't help but smile, put away the note, and ordered the convoy to set off to Dingbian City.
The Tiger Roaring Legion on the border between Guanglu County and Chenji County is stationed, Chang Heng is sitting in a big tent and looking at the map in a daze, the guards at the door reported that there is a convoy with the royal token of His Royal Highness the Three Emperors to pass, Chang Heng frowned slightly when he heard this, he has seen the token of the Three Highnesses, and he knows what it represents, you know, the Three Highnesses only have two such tokens, one side carries them with him, and the other side will only be entrusted to them if something very important needs to be dealt with, and he has not heard of anything major during this time. Nor did any of the people close to the Third Highness leave, why did the token appear in a small caravan, Chang Heng was puzzled, and strode out of the military tent, intending to see who the person was.
Yuan Fang was very depressed, he didn't expect that it would be more troublesome to get to his own territory than other places, and he actually showed Yang Xing's token and couldn't go over immediately, what the guards said would wait for their general to decide, Yuan Fang felt that Yang Xing's kid's token was not too useful, and muttered secretly in his heart, is it to find an opportunity to knock Chang Xun that old guy, since he is loyal, teach his subordinates well, don't take Yang Xing as a cadre, only he is the commander of the legion.
didn't wait long, a team of cavalry arrived, led by Chang Heng, who had not been seen for many days, compared with before, Chang Heng's cheeks were much thinner, but he looked more calm.
Resisting the urge to say hello, Yuan Fang, who was wearing a hat, stood on the handrail in front of the convoy, with a heroic posture of the world's heroes, and was not afraid of Chang Heng who was galloping, so he stood against the wind.