Chu Yiyi said: "Outside the gate is the territory of the Manchu Hu people, as the crown prince, if they are taken away outside the pass, it will be very dangerous!"

Yang Sichang said: "There is no need to worry about this section, it is true that the Jurchens control the territory outside the pass, but they will not usually garrison troops in the pass, Sichang has been stationed in the north for several years, and we know a lot about it. ”

On the way from Humanzhai to the capital, there are large groups of officers and soldiers who are more threatening than the Jurchens outside the Guan, and whether the prince falls into the hands of Donglin or the eunuchs, they will take this opportunity to bring down King Fu, and there is no difference for the "Five Kings Party". Under such circumstances, Yang Sichang's plan to get out of the customs and detour seems dangerous, but it can unexpectedly send the prince back to the capital, and there is no need to fight with Lu Xiangsheng's men, which is not a good plan.

Yang Sichang looked at Hua Bushi, he knew that among the people in the tent, only this eldest young master could make a decision.

Hua Bushi carefully checked the route pointed by Yang Sichang on the map, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before he opened his eyes again and said, "Okay, according to what Brother Sichang said, we will send the prince out of the customs!"

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the helm of the "Blum Xing", the helmsman Zhong Mansion is one of the best mansions in Hu Manzhai, but in Zhu Huichan's eyes, it is just a shabby small courtyard, which is only slightly better than the place where the eunuchs and subordinates in the palace live.

In the back garden, the pond is so small, the pavilion is so ugly, the rockery is so low, and the stones in the garden are less than eleven compared to the Dan Majesty stone in the Forbidden Palace, no matter how high or small.

Although the flowers and plants in the flower garden are very neatly trimmed, the varieties are too inferior, and if they are planted in the palace, they will definitely be removed as weeds.

Zhu Huichan was sullen, not because of this, but because she lived in such a useless yard, but she couldn't go out yet.

A few days ago, although the inn was simple, the little princess went out to the market every day to buy things, and she was very happy, but since she moved to the Zhong Mansion, she has not been on the street.

Whenever she wanted to go out, Zhong Bailong or Mrs. Zhong Cheng Yaozhen would always appear at the right time, either to say that the chaos in the city was too dangerous, or that the big man of the "Black Wind Banner" was watching not far from the courtyard, and persuaded her to stop her.

Fortunately, Li Hu is by her side, otherwise her life would be even more unbearable.

At this time, Zhu Huichan was sitting in the pavilion with nothing to do, watching Li Hu grill fish. The fish was a silver dragon a foot long, freshly caught from the pond, fat and thick, and certainly not wild.

The fish is grilled quickly, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with an enticing aroma. With a wave of Li Hu's short knife, the whole fish was split in two, he reached out and grabbed one piece, and handed the other half strung on the wooden stick to Zhu Huichan.

When the grilled fish meat was eaten in her mouth, Zhu Huichan's brows also stretched a little, and said: "Although the taste of this grilled fish is good, but if you eat it every day, you will always get tired of it." ”

Li Hu smiled and said, "I've grilled six fish in the past three days, and before you get tired of eating, the fish in this pond have been eaten by us." ”

Silver Arowana is a thing raised by rich and noble people, and a long one is often worth hundreds of silver taels, and it must cost a lot of money to feed these fish in Zhong Zhai, but they have all become the mouths of Li Hu and Zhu Huichan.

However, since Zhong Bailong did not let them go out, he must not have any complaints about the loss of a few fish.

Zhu Huichan said: "Hey, Bull Demon King, do you say that it is really that dangerous outside, will Zhong Bailong lie to us?"

Li Hu shook his head and said, "No." ”

Zhu Huichan said: "How do you know, you haven't seen them before, why do you believe him like this?"

Li Hu said: "Although I don't know Zhong Bailong, but since he accepted our arrangement as the stone boss, there must be no problem." ”

Zhu Huichan snorted and said, "Your stone boss is not a Daluo Immortal, and he will also misidentify people, even my father and emperor sometimes make mistakes!"

While eating fish, Li Hu said casually: "Boss Shi is resourceful and cautious, your emperor Lao Tzu is definitely not comparable." ”

Zhu Huichan pursed her lips and said, "You said that your stone boss is smart and cautious, that means that my father is confused and mediocre?

She seems to be intent on getting along with Li Hu today, and she will not let go of her words.

Li Hu didn't have any intention of arguing with this princess Chitose, and grinned: "Okay, okay, even if your emperor Lao Tzu is very smart, this will always work, right?"

He said so on his lips, but what he thought in his heart was the corruption of the officials in the Ming Dynasty today, the fear of death as a soldier, the lack of livelihood of the people everywhere, and the smoke of all realms.

Zhu Huichan saw that Li Hu was soft, and said, "It's pretty much the same!"

However, after a while, she suddenly sighed again and said: "Actually, I don't know if my father is confused or wise, he is most annoyed to hear others say that he is mediocre, but he often sighs, saying that he has made a lot of mistakes, and the country of the Ming Dynasty will fall to the current state." ”

She suddenly looked at Li Hu again and said, "You said that the world is so chaotic, is it really my father's fault?"

Li Hu has never cared about national affairs, in fact, most people in the rivers and lakes are like this. Seeing the pitiful look on Zhu Huichan's face, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pity in his heart, and said softly at the moment: "I don't know who is right and who is wrong in the world, you don't need to think about it so much, anyway, I will stay by your side in the future, no matter how chaotic the world is, I will definitely protect your safety and thoughtfulness." ”

The gloom on Zhu Huichan's face faded, revealing a look of joy, but she shook her head and said: "I don't want your protection, I want to practice strong martial arts, in the future, the two of us will walk on the rivers and lakes together, eliminate violence and peace, and everyone will call me a heroine! Yes, you promised to teach me martial arts, when will it start?"

Li Hu said: "Without further ado, after eating the grilled fish, it will start." ”

Zhu Huichan said: "Okay, okay, but this fish is a little small, you go catch another one to roast, and we will start after eating." ”

Seeing Li Hu looking at her with a smile, Zhu Huichan blushed a little and said: "What are you staring at me like this, if your stomach is not full, you will have no strength, where can you learn martial arts, do you say it?"

Just when the two were munching on grilled fish in the garden and enjoying themselves, the atmosphere in a hall in the back hall of the Zhong Mansion was quite solemn.

Zhong Bailong sat on the Taishi chair in the center, his wife Cheng Yaozhen was on his side, Gu Xunhua and Ouyang Yong were on both sides, and there were two people below, but they were Zhong Bailong's two sons, Zhong Dafu and Zhong Dagui.

Zhong Dafu was twenty-four or five years old, dressed in a brocade robe, slightly fat, and looked very stable, while Zhong Dagui was in his early twenties, with a strong figure, wearing a short suit, and wearing a long sword at his waist, which was a warrior's attire.

Zhong Bailong's face was a little heavy, and he said: "In this way, at the meeting, the 'Northern Territory Business Alliance' has already issued a zuihou circular, and we have two days to hand them over?"

Zhong Dagui said: "Yes, the children protested with Mr. Gu, but the deacons of the merchant alliance must have been bribed by the 'Black Wind Banner', saying that those three people endangered the safety of Hu Manzhai and would definitely send them over!"

Hu Manzhai was founded by the joint efforts of many shili, and the organization that ruled the city was called the "Northern Merchant Alliance", whose members included a number of trading houses from different regions and tribes in the city, and the council was a place where the members of the "Northern Merchant Alliance" gathered in one place to discuss and decide the affairs of the city.

At today's meeting, the "Blum Tour" was attended by Gu Xunhua and the two young masters of the Zhong family, who wanted to put forward the matter of the "Black Wind Banner" violating the rules of the city's prohibition and leading people to forcibly break into the Deyuan Inn, but unexpectedly, Zhuo Tuo Erhan bit back, saying that the "Blum Xing" sheltered and shielded the three important criminals, and asked the Zhong family to hand over the three.

Hu Manzhai is a place where there is no royal law, and there are so many people in the city who have been shili by the government or all parties, which is not surprising, but now the three-way officials and soldiers have come in a big way, and they have approached the place fifty miles southwest of Humanzhai, but all parties in the city are not vigilant.

Even if the terrain of Humanzhai is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the arrival of the official army is also a big threat, Zhuo Tuoerhan put forward this proposal, and it was supported by many people. Although Gu Xunhua and Zhong Dafu brothers argued on the basis of reason, the final council still made a decision, limiting the Zhong family to hand over the three of them to the "Northern Business Alliance" within two days.

Madame Zhong pressed her hand on the hilt of her sword, her face showed anger, and she said, "What is this really unreasonable! What does our Zhong family do, who does it protect, and what does it have to do with them? Could it be that the Northern Border Business Alliance was opened by the 'Black Wind Banner', and only Zhuo Tuo Erhan has the final say!"

Zhong Dafu said: "The influence of our 'Blum Xing' in the business alliance is not weaker than the 'Black Wind Banner', but this time it is not only Zhuo Tuoerhan, but Zaiman, the leader of the Mongolian 'Tiger Han Rabbit Tribe', is also on their side, plus the support of the merchants of many tribes such as the Hui and Turks, we are at a disadvantage." ”

Mrs. Zhong said, "Have you told them the identities of those three people?"

Gu Xunhua said: "The secret of the identity of the prince and princess, we can't say it at the meeting. The number of Han people in Hu Manzhai is not as large as that of Hu people, and if those Hu people of different races know that the prince and princess of the Ming Dynasty are here, they are afraid that they will have to take it by force in less than two days. ”