This time we went back, mostly by water.

The ship he was traveling on was also an official ship of the imperial court.

Because it was a boat going out to sea, this boat was much larger than the one Zhao Ce and the others were on when they came here before.

There were several smaller ships behind it, carrying cargo and people, and they also sailed together with this big ship.

The people waiting for the boat are basically scholars wearing long gowns.

Some people passed the exam and returned home with honor and glory.

Some were defeated and sat aside with dejected faces, waiting to board the boat.

If they pass the Juren exam, their hometown will basically provide corresponding financial aid to allow them to go to Beijing to take the exam.

Like these failed moves.

As long as you save some money along the way, you can make some money by copying and writing when you get to the capital.

Many people can still raise enough money to travel back.

Therefore, among them, there are also some people who come from poor families and wear simple clothes.

Zhao Ce and his party have a lot of luggage.

After arriving at the ferry, we hired a lot of laborers to help carry our luggage onto the boat.

I made a lot of money in the capital over the past year.

Zhao Ce also spent generously.

He directly rented out half of the top floor of the boat for his family and fellow villagers to live in.

This also avoids a lot of trouble in interpersonal relationships.

After the goods were moved, they were the last to get on board.

Su Cai'er held Xiaobao in her arms, Zhao Ce stood by her side, and she and her daughter walked slowly behind the crowd.

When Xiaobao was five months old, he went hiking.

But she was still young at that time and probably couldn't see clearly.

Now, as a baby of nearly 11 months, she is very interested in everything in the outside world.

Xiaobao's big eyes kept rolling as he boarded the boat all the way.

After getting on the boat, everyone went to their rooms to settle down.

Zhao Ce and Su Caier stood outside the room holding her, waiting for Aunt Chen to bring someone in to make the bed.

Their room was almost at the highest point on the ship.

Su Cai'er hugged the person and glanced down.

"So high..."

Xiaobao also opened his eyes and looked down.

She also seemed to be very interested in the water below, looking down.

Zhao Ce stretched out his hands to protect the mother and daughter.

I saw Xiaobao looking down and not looking up.

He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Our little baby is so young, yet he is so brave."

Su Cai'er turned her head and happily exposed Xiaobao's pretense of being strong.

"Xiaobao is probably scared, but he is really curious."

Su Cai'er could feel Xiaobao's chubby hands holding her clothes tightly.

Zhao Ce also looked down, smiled and touched Xiaobao's soft little hand.

After the room was laid out, the two took their daughter in.

When I put Xiaobao on the bed, she was crawling on the bed excitedly.

Su Cai'er went to pack the things she brought on board.

Zhao Ce sat beside the bed, protecting his daughter.

Xiaobao crawled to the bed excitedly, grabbed Zhao Ce's hand and was about to stand up.

Zhao Ce stretched out his hand and pushed her gently, causing her to fall onto the soft quilt.

Xiaobao smiled and got up again with joy.

The father and daughter happily played the little game of you push me and I climb again.

Later, the ship set off.

Many people stood up and watched the ship slowly move away from the port.

...

The boat is big and fairly stable.

Materials are also well prepared.

The ship will not dock until it reaches Qingzhou.

Even on the boat, I had a comfortable time.

However, Zhao Ce felt comfortable here, and the other side of the court could only be described as upset.

before.

After word spread that the Southern Zhili Tax Bank had been stolen, a large number of officials impeached Zhao Ce.

Later, Emperor Hongzhi contracted malaria and did not care about it.

In order to appease everyone, he agreed to Li Dongyang's proposal to send Zhao Ce to the imperial edict first.

Those officials were willing to give up temporarily and wait for the emperor's final judgment.

But wait and wait...

I heard that the emperor was ill and would suspend attending court for a few days.

After the emperor recovered, he went to court again, and several days passed.

Haven't heard anything about this case.

At this time, some people could no longer hold themselves back.

Many people frequently went to the cabinet to inquire about the progress of the case.

The three cabinet members basically passed it vaguely.

When this group of people dealt with Zhao Ce before, Liu Jian had also spoken to help him fool the people below.

Nowadays, when it comes to fooling around, it also contains a lot of sincerity.

After all, Zhao Ce had just treated the emperor, Liu Daxia, and Li Dongyang, and they were among the few who knew the exact truth.

Facing these people's questioning, Liu Jian smiled calmly.

"The imperial prison is a prison set by the royal family. As human subjects, how can we interfere at will?"

"Since His Majesty has given the order to arrest you and send him to prison, we can just wait and see with peace of mind."

People come one after another.

They were all fooled like this.

But these people are not all stupid.

Many of them seemed to have seen through the emperor's intention to protect Zhao Ce to the death.

So, some people found someone and asked them to go to the prison to inquire about the situation.

Although most people don't dare to go to imperial prison, they can't help but be motivated by profit.

This day.

The Yamen of Fusi in Beizhen welcomed a civil servant with his servants.

Huang Mincai, who was involved in the case of Hu Ke, was elected as the pioneer of this investigation.

During the last meeting, someone was planning to deal with Zhao Ce.

By that time, Huang Mincai had already written the memorial and was ready to start trouble.

But later on, the fraud case was dealt with for no apparent reason.

His memorial was not sent in the end.

Because of this.

He failed to contribute last time, so this time he was assigned to do hard work.

Huang Mincai took his servants to Fusi, Beizhen.
To be continued...