Unlike the grand welcome that Xuzhou received when the bandits returned to their division victoriously, Zhang Xuan returned from Mayi County this time without a sound.

On the one hand, it is true that King Qin's detailed war report has not yet reached Jianghuai, but more importantly, King Qinwang of Saibei has basically nothing to do with Jianghuai, it will not affect the lives of ordinary people, and people will naturally not care too much, unlike Xuzhou's bandits, which is related to the transportation of Tongji Canal and involves the livelihood of thousands of families.

Zhang Xuan's army returned to Shanyang County at night, but to Zhang Xuan's surprise, his second wife Xie Wuniang also rushed to Shanyang County to welcome his return.

Xie Wuniang is also Zhang Chuchen, because the same surname could not get married, she restored her father's surname and became Zhang Xuan's second wife.

When a touch of morning light came in through the window of the ship, Zhang Xuan slowly opened his eyes, the cabin was extremely quiet, the beautiful woman beside him was gone, he stood up and walked out of the cabin, stretched his body for a long time, at this time the sun had not risen, and the sky turned into a bright color.

Zhang Xuan lived on the top floor of a transoceanic boat, because his wife Wu Niang was on the boat, the soldiers lived on the lower floor, and the whole floor of the boat was inhabited by him, Wu Niang and a little maid who served, which was very quiet.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing when he walked out of the cabin, only to see the martial artist wearing a white samurai uniform practicing swords on the deck, the sword light flashed, and gradually danced into a white shadow, which was extremely fierce.

"With the sword!"

Wu Niang shouted softly, the long sword flashed, and the person rose into the air, like a flying swallow, pounced on Zhang Xuan from the air, the long sword pierced Zhang Xuan's throat, but Zhang Xuan did not dodge, when the long sword was deflected, he stretched out his hand to hold the beauty into his arms.

"Why doesn't the husband dodge?"

Wu Niang hugged his neck and said coquettishly: "In case people can't collect their swords, shouldn't they be widows?" ”

"You have sword energy, but you don't have murderous energy. Why should I dodge? ”

"That's hard to say, what if I miss?"

"Don't worry! I can't be stabbed by a miss. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and wiped the sweat from her forehead, grabbed her waist and walked into the living cabin, the little maid in the cabin had already placed thick porridge and meatloaf and a few side dishes, Zhang Xuan pulled Wu Niang to sit down, and asked with a smile: "Have you found out the news of your father?" ”

Wu Niang told him last night. This time she went north to find a clue to her father in Suyu County, and there is also a branch of the Xie family in Suyu County, maybe where is her father hiding?

Wu Niang shook her head, "They don't know anything. ”

Zhang Xuan took a sip of tea, and then he remembered something, and said after a moment: "Wu Niang, there is something I want to ask you, I hope you don't hide it from me." ”

Wu Niang sighed and said, "I know you want to ask about the Western Regions, why did we go to the Western Regions." Right! ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Li Jing said that you are going to avoid trouble, why does Wuchuan Mansion have to kill you?" ”

"He is not completely speaking, we are not only going to avoid trouble, but to hunt down and kill someone, if the husband wants to listen, I will tell you the truth."

Jaang Hyun stared into her eyes, and Wu Niang was already immersed in the memories of the past. "I joined Huofeng in the eighth year of Daye, and I was only fourteen years old at that time. At that time, my senior brother and Li Jing and I received a mission to assassinate a person in Shule, which was also my first mission, and on the way, my senior brother told me that this man was personally sent to Shule by him and Li Jing in the early years of the great cause. ”

"Tell me first, who is this man?" Jang Hyun interrupted her.

"It's the former crown prince Yang Yong."

Zhang Xuan was taken aback. "Isn't Yang Yong dead?"

Wu Niang smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I was also surprised at the time, but Senior Brother said that Yang Yong had been imprisoned in Chang'an when the first emperor died. The Guanlong nobles prepared to launch a mutiny in Chang'an, supporting Yang Yong as the emperor, but was suppressed by Yang Su, Dugu Luo used a person to pretend to be Yang Yong and was buried in the fire, and the real Yang Yong was sent to Shule overnight by his senior brother and Li Jing, and later Dugu Luo, Yuan Guan, Yuan Yan, Liu Shu and others who planned the mutiny were given to death, and the Wuchuan Society was also established. ”

"Then why did Wu Chuan want to kill Yang Yong again after eight years?" Jaung Hyun asked puzzled.

"I also asked my senior brother this question, and the senior brother said that the Wuchuan Society no longer wanted to support the Sui Dynasty and wanted to establish a new dynasty, so it was decided to execute Yang Yong to prevent future troubles."

Zhang Xuan nodded, "And then?" ”

Wu Niang sighed, "Then we went to Shule, and also found Yang Yong who lived there in seclusion, he was seriously ill, and he didn't live long, he committed suicide, and before he died, he begged us to let go of the son he gave birth to in Shule, but at that time my heart softened a little and let him go, and the result was left behind." ”

"This matter was later known by the Wuchuan Society, right!"

"Wu Chuan will know that it is only one aspect, the key is that Yang Yong's son was obtained by the Western Turks and became a pawn of the Western Turks, the Turks wanted to use him to contain the Great Sui, the senior brother was very annoyed, and the three of us went to the Western Regions again, on the one hand, to avoid trouble, at that time, Dugu Shun and Yuan Min really wanted to kill us, and on the other hand, they also wanted to make up for the mistakes they made back then."

"Did this man kill him?"

Wu Niang nodded, "Shekui Khan named him the king of the Western Sui, and built a big mansion for him in Shule, he was actually still a teenager, closely protected by the Turkic army, I pretended to be a maid and mixed into the house, figured out the terrain, and beheaded him by the senior brother, at that time the whole city army was chasing us, we fled separately, the senior brother went to Tocharo, Li Jing went to the north, and I fled back to the Central Plains, and then you also know the situation, I took the head to my father-in-law to sell the old case, completely broke off the relationship with Wuchuanhui, and then came to Jiangdu. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan asked, "Did you come to Jiangdu to avoid trouble?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xuan regretted it, he shouldn't have asked like this, it was a bit hurtful to ask Wu Niang like this, he quickly explained, "I'm just worried that Dugu Shun won't let you go." ”

Wu Niang said quietly: "At that time, my senior brother asked me to go with him, and Li Jing was also willing to take people back to the Central Plains to solve the case, if I just wanted to avoid trouble, I would follow my senior brother and go together, husband, the world is so big, with my martial arts, is there no place for invisibility?" ”

Zhang Xuan apologized, "I'm sorry, Li Jing refused to say the reason, so I misunderstood you a little." ”

Wu Niang sighed again, "I won't blame you, after all, I first concealed your affairs in the Western Regions, but Fu Lang must remember that I changed my name and surname not to avoid trouble, if it was to avoid disaster, I would kill Dou Yang and extinguish my mouth, I am not afraid of Wuchuan Hui, I just want to completely forget my previous life as a fire phoenix, I killed too many people in the past, and now I only regret when I think about it." ”

Zhang Xuan took her into his arms and said softly: "Chuchen is dead, you are now a martial artist, my wife, let's forget the past together." ”

Wu Niang nodded, "Fulang, are we going back to Jiangdu today?" ”

Zhang Xuan remembered something and said with a smile: "I almost forgot to tell you that I plan to go to Beihai County first, you go with me, and we will go to sea by boat together." ”

Wu Niang's eyes lit up, and she immediately hugged Zhang Xuan's neck and said with a smile: "I have never gone to sea by boat, this time I must go with my husband." ”

Zhang Xuan accepted Li Jing's third plan in Taiyuan, because the recruitment of soldiers in the counties of the world caused the counties to support the army in fact and stand on their own, then the appearance of an army in Beihai County will not be noticed, Zhang Xuan also realized that this is his opportunity to return to Beihai County, and the return to Beihai County is not his own past, but a part of his army to go back first.

In the afternoon of the same day, a fleet of 30 large ships carrying 3,000 troops continued to sail eastward from the Huai River, and soon after passing Lianshui County, they entered the East China Sea from the place where the Huai River entered the sea, and the fleet sailed north along the coastal sea, and arrived at Donghai Island the next day, although the wind and waves were not strong, there were still many soldiers who were seasick, and the army rested on Donghai Island for a day, and the next day the fleet continued to sail north, and three days later, they arrived at Gaomi County, which was also the destination of their trip.

Jang Hyun stands on the deck of a huge sea ship, the east is the color of the sea and the sky, the boundless ocean, and the white clouds are piled up in the sky and the end of the sea like mountains, making people deeply feel the magnificence of nature and the insignificance of human beings.

More than ten miles to the west, the black reef was faintly visible, and flocks of white seagulls were circling and chirping on the sea, at this time, Wu Niang slowly walked to Zhang Xuan's side, "Husband, are you coming?" "She was a little seasick, pale, and a little haggard.

Zhang Xuan put his arm around her shoulders in distress, pointed to a faint mountain peak in the distance and smiled, "Do you see that peak?" That's Laoshan Mountain, and as long as you can see Laoshan Mountain, it means that we have to start entering Gaomi Bay, and then we will be there. ”

"Didn't Fulang say that he was going to Beihai County by boat?"

"To go to Beihai County, you have to go around the entire Donglai County, at least four or five days, you can transport goods, but it is not necessary to transport troops, you can get off the ship directly in Jiaoxi County, and it is only two days away to Yidu County, many soldiers are seasick, so it is better to get off the ship in advance."

Wu Niang nodded slightly, and she also felt the pain of seasickness, and at this time, there was a lookout in the bucket on the mast shouting: "It's at the mouth of the bay!" ”

I saw a bay slowly unfolding in front of them, this is Gaomi Bay, which is Jiaozhou Bay in later generations. (To be continued.) )