Chapter 196: Southeast, Southeast, and Northwest

Su Shiqian took the letter written by Su Mingjue, with a look of relief that a child could be taught.

Su Mingjue simply ignored Su Shiqian's unreasonable suspicion and handed the letter back.

After Wang Ruofu told a group of servants to pack their things, he turned to look at Su Shiqian and said, "Can't all the water pirates be wiped out now?"

Su Shiqian shook his head, "This time the water pirates are well prepared, and they can't do it in just a short while."

Wang Ruofu said Hearing this, he frowned and said, "In this case, we may not be able to take the water route."

Su Shiqian became more serious when he heard the words, "Although the south side of the water route is already under our control, there are still many water bandits hidden in the middle area between the north and the south. Returning to Beijing this time It's safer not to take the water route,"

Wang Ruofu said worriedly, "but there are a lot of refugees in the north, so there are no guarantees that there will be robbers if you take the land route."

"I told you to travel lightly for the past thirty years . Once the box is out, there will be a lot of noise. Once it is out, it will be easily targeted by robbers."

Wang Ruofu pursed his lips, "Then I will let people reduce it, but there can be fewer boxes, but the robbers don't know where they are. It will pop up somewhere."

Su Shiqian waved his hand, "Don't worry about this, just pack Jue'er's luggage."

He glanced at Mu Li and said, "Come to the study with me.

" He nodded and followed Su Shiqian.

Su Mingjue and Wang Ruofu were left behind.

Wang Ruofu told the maid to reduce her things with a look of sadness, with a sad look in her eyes, "Yuan Yuan, it's a dangerous journey to the north. Otherwise, if we don't go back to Beijing this time, let's find an academy in the south and study!"

Su Mingjue heard this. He said to appease: "It's nothing serious. They are just refugees. Local officials will take measures to rescue them so that they will not become bandits."

Wang Ruofu still couldn't let go after hearing this. Su Mingjue clapped his hands and said, "Mother , You don’t want your child to become a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!”

Although Wang Ruofu was worried about his son, he was also a scholar himself. Hearing this, he immediately shook his head, “Of course mother doesn’t want that, but... ."

Su Mingjue said with a smile: "The child knows the mother's worries, but the child knows it well. Besides, there will be Mu Li following him on the way, so nothing will happen."

After Wang Ruofu persuaded him like this, he calmed down.

...

in the study.

Su Shiqian sat in front of the desk and looked at Mu Li below, "You have to be more careful when you return to Beijing this time. I'm afraid it won't be as easy as last time. You can pick three more skilled people from the Mu clan to follow. A few more people will be enough." It's safer."

Mu Li lowered his head and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"In addition, send more secret guards to avoid emergencies. Don't use them lightly unless necessary."

Mu Li nodded. Where to transfer it from?"

Su Shiqian pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Use the Jinling secret guards!"

Mu Li was shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that the King of Jinling actually transferred all the Jinling secret guards.

The Jinling Secret Guard is a personal secret guard affiliated with the Jinling King. It can be said to be a trump card kept by the Jinling King in the dark. This secret guard has been secretly guarding the Jinling Su family since its establishment. It is an existence that even the emperor does not know about.

After a moment of surprise, Mu Li concentrated slightly and said, "Yes."

Seeing that Su Shiqian had no other instructions, Mu Li lowered his head and retreated.

When he walked to the door, a deep voice came from behind: "Mu Li, protect Mingjue, and protect yourself too. Alona, ​​I can't be sorry to him anymore."

Mu Li paused when he heard the words, but he didn't look back. , holding the sword tightly in his hand, he walked out of the study.

...

The sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the stream was far away. Su Mingjue sat on the carriage and finally enjoyed the scenery going north as he wished.

The last time he came back, he was in a hurry and had no time to wander around. From Jinling City to the capital, he took the waterway and spent most of the time wandering on the water. He didn't have the chance to appreciate the natural scenery.

This time walking on a small road fulfilled one of his wishes.

Taking into account the possibility of encountering refugees on the road, the team returning to the capital was expanded from the original three to six today, and the boxes being escorted were also reduced from more than thirty boxes to five boxes today.

Four of the boxes were the ones Su Mingjue insisted on taking. He struggled for a long time and finally couldn't bear to throw them away.

It has nothing to do with anything else, but the gifts given by those people before were a bit too much and too heavy. He finally went back to the south and couldn't get through without giving him something good.

As for the other box, it was brought by Wang Ruofu at Wang Ruofu's insistence. It contained some winter boots, cloaks, fox mattresses, etc. Although these things can also be bought in the capital, they are my mother's thoughts after all. Su Mingjue did not refuse.

The carriage was swaying on the road, not very fast, and Su Mingjue sat very comfortably.

The original plan was to take the official route, but Su Mingjue thought the official route was not interesting, so he took the decision and took the smaller route.

Mu Li originally had some objections, but thinking that Su Mingjue's sudden idea might be better, he agreed.

Su Mingjue raised the curtain and looked out the window for a while, and then took the honey-soaked green plum handed over by Su Xiaoliu in his mouth. He was very happy along the way.

But after walking for a while, he couldn't stand it anymore. The small road was no better than the official road, and the road surface was not particularly smooth. The carriage was very bumpy in some places. After sitting for a while, he felt a sore back. The horse's running up and down also made him dizzy.

After sitting for a while, he hurriedly called to stop and wanted to take a rest.

Mu Li sat in front of the carriage and rode the horse. He frowned when he heard the sound. If he didn't walk a little longer during the day, he might not be able to find the inn before dark.

He subconsciously turned around and wanted to refuse, but when he saw Su Mingjue lifting the curtain, her face flushed, and her body frail, he swallowed his words back in an instant.

The young master has always been raised delicately, unlike their rough-skinned and thick-fleshed ones. It is normal for him to feel tired after sitting for such a long time.

He slowly loosened the reins in his hands, raised his hand to signal the people behind him, and said loudly: "Stop and rest."

The carriage stopped. Su Xiaoliu opened the curtain and helped Su Mingjue get out of the car, "Master, Be careful of hitting your head."

Su Mingjue nodded and got off the carriage.

Mu Li found a shady spot and tied the horse. Then he found a stone and blew on it with his sleeves to wipe the stone clean before placing it in front of Su Mingjue. "Young master, sit here."

Su Mingjue sat on the stone. After getting up, Su Xiaoliu unscrewed the water bag and took a few sips.

The newly added guards on the side also consciously rested and ate dry food, while looking around with wary expressions.

After Su Mingjue rested for a while, his health improved a lot.

Seeing that the newly added people were serious, they asked aloud: "What are your names?"

The guards glanced at Mu Li subconsciously. Mu Li tightened the water bag and hung it on his body and said, "Young master, just say whatever you ask!" "

After hearing this, several guards responded politely.

"Mu Bei."

"Mu Nan."

"Mu Dong."

Su Mingjue was happy when he heard this, "This name is more elegant than the one I gave. There are east, west, north and south. Where is the west?"

After the three of them replied, they all looked at Mu Li.

Seeing this, Su Mingjue leaned forward and back with a smile, "Your name is Mu Xi."

Mu Li pursed his lips speechlessly, "It's not me, there is no Mu Xi."

Su Mingjue looked unbelieving, "Where did that Xi go?"

Three One of the people replied in a low voice: "There is no Xi. The master said that those in our profession are licking blood from the edge of a knife. The word "West" is too unlucky and it is easy to go to the West."

Su Mingjue was stunned when he heard this. He was about to ask something, but something came from his ears. There was a huge noise.