The distance from Kaifeng to Jiaxing is more than two thousand miles by land, which is really far.
Fortunately, there is river transportation between the two places. You can travel three hundred miles a day by water, which can take as long as seven or eight days, or as short as six or seven days, and you are almost there.
When traveling to Prince Qi's residence, he always keeps a low profile.
In the past, Zhao Yan always took a few maids with him, either in a carriage or on horseback, and left whenever he wanted.
But this time because he was traveling far by boat, he took Wang Yuyan with him.
I also feel sorry for this girl. She has rarely gone out since she moved into the palace.
The farthest place you can go is within a few dozen miles.
In addition, this time we were going to Jiangnan, so it was a good time to take her back to her hometown.
She is such a good lady from Jiangnan, and she has been raised into Xiaojiabiyu by her all her life.
With Wang Yuyan, who has no knowledge of martial arts, in the team, various measures have been improved accordingly.
So adding up all the big and small stewards, maids, guards, cooks, etc., the number of people traveling easily exceeded fifty.
The huge team made Zhao Yan, who was used to traveling light, a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, we were on the boat almost all the way, so there were a lot less things to think about.
Kaifeng Mansion.
Huiji River Pier.
The palace staff are busy boarding the ship.
But Zhao Yan was sitting leisurely under the canopy on the pier, rubbing his thumbs gently, his eyes blank, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Why don't you get on the boat, Your Majesty?"
On the deck, Xi Ren, Tan Yun and He were lying on the railing chatting.
"The prince is waiting for someone."
"Who are you waiting for? Aren't we all here?"
"...How do I know? Banhe must be just talking nonsense. I wonder if the prince is seasick, so he doesn't dare to come up."
"Ah, if you say so, it seems that the prince has never been on a boat, right?"
"We used to travel by land, but this is the first time we travel by water, right?"
"Yes, it turns out that the prince is afraid of water!"
"It turns out that the prince is afraid of water!"
Tan Yun and Xiren looked at each other in surprise and said in unison.
The two seemed to be extremely happy to have found what Zhao Yan was afraid of.
Banhe twitched the corner of his mouth and uttered the word "西" in an imperceptible voice.
"Crouching dragon and phoenix chick..."
The three of them chatted.
Zhao Yan also waited for the person he was waiting for.
Dressed in dark blue neat clothes, a long knife almost as tall as a person hung on his waist.
The man half held the handle of the knife and stood in front of Zhao Yan, nodding slightly.
It's Xiang Feiliu.
"Your Majesty!"
"sit."
Zhao Yan raised his hand slightly and motioned for him to sit opposite.
But Xiang Feiliu smiled and refused.
"I've been sitting for too long and I don't want to sit anymore."
"Listen to this, why are you so angry?"
"Did the prince hear it?"
"Even the deaf can hear it."
Since Xiang Feiliu refused to sit down, Zhao Yan stood up boredly.
His height was somewhat outstanding in this era, but standing next to Xiang Feiliu, he was still half a head shorter.
"When I go out this time, I won't come back until two or three months at the earliest. By then, my house can't be as dirty as it is now."
"How clean do you want, Your Majesty?"
"That depends on you, how much of your ability you still have back then."
Xiang Feiliu frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Fei Liu has never doubted the prince's ability..."
"Stop it, stop it, you don't need to doubt my abilities as a man!"
Zhao Yan took a step forward and glanced sideways at his extremely delicate facial features.
His appearance is too advantageous. He is obviously thirty years old, but he looks the same as when he was twenty.
"Anyway, welcome back."
"I am also very happy."
Xiang Feiliu Gujing Wubo's face rarely showed a fairly big smile.
But this smile only lasted for less than a moment, and then he suppressed it again.
"By the way, Fan Xiwen, you remember, the stubborn one who is always kicked out."
"Remember, in order to get him, the prince used Fei Liu a lot."
"Uh...yeah, so that you don't have to keep fishing for him in the future, you should have more contact with him during this time."
"Have more contact with him?"
Xiang Feiliu felt a bad feeling in his heart. Could anything good happen if he stayed with this stubborn person?
"Yes, there are some things that are better to be settled once and for all."
"In addition, use the 'dead leaves' in Tang State to find a way to get some minerals. Ask Sister Yingying how much they cost."
"I'm leaving, no need to send it off."
After saying that, Zhao Yan waved his hand twice casually, and the veteran cadre seemed to walk towards the ship of Prince Qi's palace.
Behind him, Xiang Feiliu had a strange expression.
"How did the prince know that the 'Withered Leaves' of the Tang Dynasty were still there?"
"Hey, not only do I know, but I also know that they are now called 'Jiutian', and they are rich and powerful in the Tang Dynasty."
Zhao Yan replied without turning his head.
When "Dead Leaves" was abandoned at the beginning, its organization had already become quite large and there was no way to completely disband it.
Therefore, after the members of the Song Dynasty were disbanded and returned to their fields, he turned a blind eye to what the "Withered Leaf" members who were lurking in other countries changed their careers and did nothing.
A small number of people returned to Xiaoyulou and continued to do espionage work, but they no longer had to risk their lives at all.
There are also some who are unhappy with being abandoned like this and turn to the intelligence teams of other countries.
Among the remaining people, 90%25 went to Tang State and established a new organization called "Nine Heavens".
It was born out of "dead leaves" but is independent of "dead leaves".
Will you still listen to the orders of Prince Qi now...
Zhao Yan was not confident, but he knew that once he opened his mouth to Fei Liu, he would definitely have the honor.
The reason why he didn't call him "Jiutian" first, but called him "Dead Leaves" just now, was to look at Xiang Feiliu's attitude and judge the relationship between him and "Jiutian".
Now seeing his reaction, Zhao Yan knew in his heart that the matter was settled.
……
……
A boat with six sails hanging high, the middle of the deck is more than six feet wide and more than ten feet long.
There is a unicorn embedded in the bow of the ship, and a three-story palace at the stern.
If you want to go through the canal, no matter how big the boat is, it will be inconvenient. This boat is just right, neither big nor small.
Zhao Yan boarded the deck, and Tan Yun and Xi Ren immediately surrounded him.
Each of them supported Zhao Yan, as if taking care of an eighty-year-old man.
"My lord, please be careful and be sure to stand firm."
"Yes, the ship hasn't sailed yet. You need to get used to it first."
Banhe, who was in the distance, looked at this scene and was speechless.
The two of them need to rethink their brains. As a master of the celestial realm, how can the prince be afraid of water...
Zhao Yan looked at the two people's attentiveness strangely, and the monk Zhang Er was confused in his heart, but being supported by two cute girls, he felt that it was not bad, so he simply let them do what they did.
"Your Majesty, the person you were waiting for just now is Commander Xiang, right?"
Xiren asked. Although it was a question, his tone already made a conclusion.
"Who is Commander Xiang? Why don't I remember such a person?"
Tan Yun's face wrinkled slightly, unable to remember Xiang Feiliu's identity.
She was less than ten years old seven years ago, so it is normal for her memory to be somewhat poor.
Fortunately, Xiren explained it to her thoughtfully.
"Of course Commander Xiang is...it is..."
"Bone-eliminating steel knife!"
Tan Yun: "???"
She couldn't understand it anymore.
……
……
Just as Xiren said, Xiang Feiliu is a steel knife.
Three hours after Zhao Yan's ship left Kaifeng.
Seven people were liquidated in Shuiyunjian, and thirteen were in Prince Qi's Mansion.
The house is clean.
That night, he went to see Fan Xiwen.
