Ren Ning went to the Ministry of War and asked, confirming that the Starfall Legion had followed the emperor's order and departed from the Yankuo Fortress and headed south.
Back home, Ren Ning looked at Lei Er, who was leaning on Ben Lei and chewing bones: "The legion has set off. We don't have to go west to the fortress. We can go directly south, and finally meet up with the legion outside Zhennan Pass."
Lei Er nodded, walked to the table and looked at the Yunchui map.
"Should we go all the way south on horseback, or should we take a boat along the Xinglan Grand Canal and go east to Sulan City, and then go straight to Baihua County from the sea?"
Riding a horse is tiring; taking a boat is easy, but it takes a long detour and takes a relatively long time.
"Don't Ben Lei get seasick?" Ren Ning said.
The water in the canal is relatively stable, but the wind is unbearable. The bumpy sea in the east is probably even more uncomfortable.
Lei Er straightened his neck, remembering this time, looking back at his beloved horse waving its tail, feeling so depressed that he could not speak.
This was his first time in the city of God, and Sulan City, the richest city in Yunchui, had not been there yet, so he wanted to stop by and have a look.
It's a pity that the two horses can't stand it.
"When are you leaving?" Yingpan came over with tea.
Ren Ning and Ren Ning looked at each other and said, "We have to leave early tomorrow morning."
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, the two of them packed their weapons, equipment and luggage and prepared to go out.
"I had this wolf tooth consecrated by Master Hongguang, the abbot of Longshou Temple. According to the custom of Xiliang, wearing it can turn evil into good luck." Ren Ning put the wolf tooth into Yingpan's hand, "At home,
You can use your money freely and buy whatever you want; if your slaves are disobedient, they will all be sold without mercy."
"When I come back next time, I will be able to hang a general's mansion in front of my house."
"I believe it!" Yingpan nodded with a smile, but she put the wolf tooth back into Ren Ning's hand.
"How can I be in any danger under the emperor's feet? But you are not smart when you go out, so you should pay more attention to safety. Just take this amulet with you."
"Besides." She giggled and took out her wolf fang, "I also have a wolf fang. It's a love token you gave me. It's enough."
Ren Ning didn't say much, hugged the girl in front of him, got on his horse and went out with Lei Er.
When they reached the entrance of the alley, Xiao Gang was waiting for them with a smile, carrying his luggage and leading a white horse.
"Can you join the army?" Ren Ning asked.
"Of course." Xiao Gang laughed, mounted his horse and followed.
No matter how depressed Zhongyong Bo's house is, he will no longer be welcomed by the royal family. It is also the count's house, one of the rich families in the empire. It is said that Zhongyong Bo Xiao Zheng is trying hard to marry his legitimate daughter to the third prince Chen Xiuzhu.
Furthermore, the Xiao family itself is a family of military generals. If they want their second son to enter the military camp, whether it is to get a gold medal for his experience, they can just go to the Ministry of War and mention it casually.
"Let's talk about it first. If you come with us, you won't have a servant to serve you, Mr. Xiao. You will have to do everything yourself. It's common to eat and sleep in the open on the road." Ren Ning said the ugly words in advance.
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Xiao Gang scolded him, rolled up his sleeves and exposed his tanned arms, "Do you really think that I, Xiao Gang, am Sun Ye of Uncle Chengen's Mansion?"
Last time at Prince Qin's Mansion, Ren Ning knocked out Sun Ye with one move and knocked out two of his front teeth.
The news seemed to have grown wings and spread throughout the entire imperial capital that day.
For a time, Third Young Master Sun's front teeth and the title of Sword God became a joke. Even the girl who was planning to propose marriage was not informed.
After Sun Ye woke up, he was filled with shame and anger. He broke the two calves of the boy who had grown up with him on the spot.
Now I am living a life of "eating and sleeping in the open air".
For the noble sons of the imperial capital, leaving the blossoming imperial capital to recuperate in the suburbs of Zhuangzi is almost like sleeping in the open air.
However, Uncle Cheng En had always understood the general situation and always said that he was willing to accept defeat in a fair competition, but he didn't even touch Ren Ning.
The three of them didn't take Uncle Cheng'en's residence seriously. They chatted and laughed and rushed to Xingji West Pier and boarded the passenger ship.
They will still take a boat first and go southeast along the Xinglan Grand Canal, and then get off the boat and take the land route when they reach Hanoi County.
The passenger ship arrived at Luofeng Mountain the next day.
Ren Ning came out on the deck to get some air, and when he looked at the rice fields to the east of the canal, he found that everything was as usual there, with no scouts or careful signs.
"This Luofeng Mountain is the hometown of Yunchui's first queen..."
Ren Ning turned around to look for the sound.
Coincidentally, the "tour guide" Hu Dazui he met when he returned to the imperial capital last time was still chatting endlessly explaining the customs and customs on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to tourists.
Ren Ning squeezed past and threw over five taels of broken silver.
"Stop bragging!" He pointed to the fields on the east bank, "Your Excellency is known as a know-it-all? I don't believe it! Tell me who owns these farms? I can tell that the money is yours. If you can't tell..."
Hu Dazui was stunned and looked over suspiciously.
Ren Ning stood calmly and let him look at her.
When people get married, their temperaments change.
Moreover, when he got on the ship from the imperial capital, his armor was clean and fresh, and he looked like a general. It was impossible for Hu Dazui to recognize him when he was so dusty.
Sure enough, Hu Dazui threw up the broken silver in his hand with laughter.
"Young General, you have asked the right person. Lao Hu happens to know who owns the land on these two banks." He used the same rhetoric as before.
Ren Ning narrowed his eyes coldly.
"That's nonsense, you take it for granted... I'm so easy to fool? Just now you said that Luofeng Mountain is the hometown of the first empress Yunchui. The empress is so noble, how could the land in her hometown become the Taishi Mansion?"
Hu Dazui looked even more proud.
"This young master doesn't know something. Luofeng Mountain is not a small mountain, and the empress's hometown is far away from the canal. The empress ascended the throne more than 600 years ago, and the land in her hometown was indeed granted to the first Cheng Enbo.
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"But then the empress gave birth to a legitimate princess. When the princess grew up, she married the legitimate son of the Taishi Mansion. This field by the canal was one of the princess's dowry. It was given by her grandfather."
Speaking of this, Hu Dazui suddenly became mysterious.
"Because of this princess, the main line of the Taishi Mansion has royal blood. It is said that there was an unwritten rule in the Ren family rules later. Do you know what it is?"
The tourists were most curious about the anecdotes of these wealthy families. They stretched their necks and asked, "What are the rules?"
"Well, Lao Hu, I've been talking about it for a long time and my mouth is dry. Why don't we leave it until tomorrow?"
The tourists were all stupid, and they all willingly put a coin into Hu Dazui's hand. Even Ren Ning threw in a couple of pieces of silver.
"Thank you, young master, and thank you fellow villagers for supporting me." After collecting the money and whetting the appetite of the tourists, Hu Dazui continued cheerfully.
"This unwritten rule is that the head of the Ren family is not allowed to marry the royal family."
Buzz.
As expected, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Why is it called unwritten?" Hu Dazui paused.
"The Tian Family has its own majesty. Although the Grand Master's Palace has a high and powerful position, it is not easy to blatantly say that our sons and daughters are not allowed to marry the royal family. We can't look down on anyone who can't afford it, and we can't look down on the Tian Family, right? So there is no
Mark it in the house rules."
"But according to my investigation, Hu Dazui, since these farms changed their surname to Ren, the Taishi Mansion has indeed not been married to the royal family."
"Is it interesting?" Lei Er and Xiao Gang came over with strange expressions.
Although Ren Ning had exterminated the Ren family, it was a bit strange to inquire about the past of the Ren family.