The first half of Liu Zongsheng's life was full of darkness and hiding, as well as the caution that he had to guard against every day.

He is passionate about scheming and pursues what his fathers could not accomplish.

Such people are always unable to trust others.

Cao Mengde killed someone in his dream.

Not because he is murderous, but because if he doesn't kill, he will be killed.

The same is true for Liu Zongsheng.

It's just that Zhu Yunwen's performance today gave him an inexplicable sense of trust.

Zhu Yunwen is fighting for his life.

But he is also really making suggestions.

Liu Zongsheng could discern the purpose of the various behaviors of the abandoned son of the Ming Dynasty clan in front of him.

He reached out and put his hands on Zhu Yunwen's cupped hands, and pressed down gently.

"When I get your talent, I will be enlightened."

Liu Zongsheng praised Zhu Yunzhen without any reservation, and said with emotion: "It's a pity that there is no wine at the moment. I will definitely drink with you hand in hand when I turn around!"

I don’t know when I will be able to drink that glass of wine with my third child.

Zhu Yunwen thought for no reason about the agreement he made with Lao San in the Imperial City of Zhongdu yesterday.

A smile appeared on his face, and he put down his hand: "Yun Wending is holding a drink with you, sir."

"Okay, okay!"

Liu Zongsheng said yes one after another with a smile on his face.

It was getting late at this time, and the setting sun had already been hidden under the layers of reeds. The faint light between day and night made the space between heaven and earth blurry.

It's so hazy that you can't tell the difference between north and south.

Only the wisps of autumn wind passed over the lake, bringing out ripples and hugging people tightly with comfort.

Not far from the lake, I don't know when there was a small boat with a black awning, swaying silently with the oars, and the ripples on the bow of the boat sailed over.

"Taobao! The ship is coming!"

The Bailian disciples on the shore looked back at Liu Zongsheng, waved their hands and pointed at the boat approaching on the lake, and shouted.

Taibao?

Zhu Yunwen grasped the key point keenly and couldn't help but glance at Liu Zongsheng who was already looking towards the direction of the boat on the lake.

It turns out that he is a descendant of Liu Futong!

Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes and looked past Liu Zongsheng's back at the boat approaching on the lake.

The boat is not big, and at most it can only accommodate the people present.

However, the boat has a awning, which can hide everyone inside.

Liu Zongsheng walked to the water's edge, turned back and looked at Zhu Yunwen: "Master Zhu, please come on board."

The awning boat swayed to the shore, and the bow of the boat landed on the shore with a muffled sound.

At this time, Liu Zongsheng personally led King Han Ming who was waiting aside to board the boat and walked into the boat canopy.

Two members of the White Lotus Cult holding swords were standing not far from Zhu Yunwen and Qiuniang. They were obviously waiting for them to board the ship before they finally boarded the ship.

Qiuniang, who had just recovered, felt a little more nervous and uneasy in her heart. She quietly grabbed Zhu Yunwen's palm twice.

"Erlang, where are we going?"

Zhu Yunwen looked back, tightened Qiuniang's hand, and showed a gentle smile on his face: "Take the waterway to Shandong Road, and then to Shanxi Road."

Where is Shandong Road?

Where is Shanxi Road?

Qiuniang knew these two places, and she also knew that they were the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but she had never even left Fengyang, and she only felt that it must be a place far, far, far away.

There was a nervous look on her face: "Erlang, I'm afraid... can we still come back?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly, held Qiuniang in his arms, lowered his head to Qiuniang's ear, and whispered: "Don't worry, I'm with you in everything, we will definitely be able to come back. Maybe... I can still take you to the hospital."

Tiancheng.”

What to do in Yingtian City?

Zhu Yunwen didn't say anything, and Qiuniang didn't understand either.

Just with Zhu Yunwen by her side, Qiuniang felt that she felt more at ease after all.

Zhu Yunwen did not explain. He just patted Qiuniang on the back and led her to the awning boat.

Yingtian City.

That city has its own imperial grandfather and its own father.

If I can really succeed in laying eggs under the guise of someone else, I might be able to bring Qiuniang back to Tiancheng and let them see how good Qiuniang is as a granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The pole was pressed against the shore, and the pole holder pushed hard, and the awning boat slowly separated from the shore.

Accompanied by the dim light of the evening, the awning boat slowly sailed towards the depths of Hongze Lake.

It is getting farther and farther away from Fengyang City.

It is also further away from Yingtian City.

…

Yingtian City.

An autumn rain last night made this thousand-year-old Jiangnan city even more chilly.

It's not completely bright yet.

There is already an endless stream of ships coming in and out of Longwan Pier.

A Yingtian City with a population of one million consumes a huge amount every day. As the political, military, and economic center of the entire empire, the trade that Yingtian City completes every day can also be described as massive.

Massive amounts of goods were delivered or shipped out, and massive amounts of money were circulated among the people.

The empire is like an ancient giant, and Yingtian City is the heart of this giant. Every beat will bring fresh blood to the entire empire through those business roads, ensuring the power of the entire empire.

On a river where merchant ships were passing in and out, two river-crossing boats flying government flags came from the north of the river and shuttled among the merchant ships on the river.

Yingtian Mansion had made it clear earlier that all ships on the river outside Longwan Pier should be preceded by imperial ships.

The merchant ships gave way one after another.

The officers on the pier saw the official ships coming from the other side from a distance, and immediately began to clear the crowded ships on the pier and clear a place where the official ships from the other side could dock.

The two official ships docked almost at the same time.

From the ship, two batches of officials dressed in roughly the same appearance came down almost at the same time.

"horse!"

"Ready your horse!"

Almost at the same time, the two teams of officers made demands on the officers of Yingtianfu on the dock.

Ying Tianfu officials did not dare to delay.

Both teams were delivering urgent reports to the capital. Although they didn't know where the urgent reports came from, anything involving urgent reports had to go directly to the Imperial City.

The officials did not dare to delay and immediately loosened the horses that were always on the dock.

The two teams of officials looked at each other in a hurry and then rode their horses towards the Waijinchuan Gate at the same time.

There was a bell tied around the horse's neck. As the horse moved, the bell made a clear sound, signaling people on the street to get out of the way.

The two teams of officials rushed all the way from Xicheng to the gate of Xi'an without stopping.

The imperial army released the officials and drove their horses into the imperial city.

All the way to the Xihua Gate, the officials dismounted and entered the Forbidden City on foot.

At this time, there were also the emperor's personal troops and the imperial guards leading the way.

"Nowadays, urgent memorials submitted by local governments must first be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion, and then the cabinet ministers will forward them to the Holy Father."

"When you arrive at the place and finish your business, just hand over the errands. You can go to Yingtian Mansion to have a rest, and then go back each other."

The chamberlain was in front of him, his steps were not long and he walked very hastily, but he walked steadily and steadily, without moving his body, and kept urging the officials who were rushing into the palace.

It was also the first time for the officials to enter the Forbidden City. They did not dare to look around, they just lowered their heads and kept nodding.

"Zou Xueyu of Yingtian Mansion is about to dig his ditch. The Shangyuanmen Pier has been leveled and half of the warehouses have been built. We only need to wait until the trestle is completely built next year and it can be used as a private building and transformed into Longwan Bay.

The dock is for the exclusive use of the imperial court. At this time, should the cabinet report to your majesty and write a letter of praise to everyone in heaven?"

In the Wenyuan Pavilion, representing the millions of Ming troops and the Governor's Mansion, Xu Yungong, the leader of the Ming army, asked a question lightly.

Ren Hengtai, who was sitting on the main seat, couldn't help but raise his head, put down the papers in his hands, and looked at Xu Yungong with some doubts.
To be continued...