It's half past March, and the spring is just around the corner.

The rising sun casts thousands of golden lights into the earth, illuminating the great mountains and rivers, with greener mountains and bluer waters. Even the growth of the seedlings and grains in the fields seems to have grown three points more than before.

Although he had just passed Maozheng, Li Ling stood up, walked out of the cabin, and came to the upper deck of the passenger ship, looking at the river below, which was shimmering by the sunlight, and the large and small ships passing by from time to time.

Now he is on the Yangtze River, flowing down the river, only a few days away from his destination Huating County.

This time, the court's efficiency was indeed much faster than anything in the past. Not only did the official edicts and other documents sent to Li Ling, but also the subsequent arrangements for him to take office immediately. This made Li Ling dare not delay too much. He took his family out of Beijing just in March and went south to Jiangnan along the waterway.

Yes, this time Li Ling is no longer alone. Not only did he bring a loyal servant like Li Tong, but even Yue'er and Qingxiao left the capital with him. There is also Li Moyun, who is standing not far behind him and ensuring his safety.

After months of thinking, Shao Qiuxi still did not accept Li Ling's invitation and was unwilling to deal with Luo Tian Sect with him, even though Zhao Chenghuang and others were clearly going to attack him first. However, Shao Qiuxi did not want to return to Luo Tian Sect again, so he left only a word, saying that he needed to think more, so he floated away and asked Li Moyun to continue to follow Li Ling, from then on, and listen to his orders.

Li Moyun was naturally willing to do this. Since his master made such arrangements, he had no last concerns. He came to the door that day without asking for anything else. He just wanted to follow Li Ling, keep him safe and help him do things.

Li Ling also had a deep affection for Li Moyun. Seeing that he had left the past, he naturally accepted it happily without any suspicion, as if the rebellion in the southwest had never happened. The two of them had a heart-to-heart talk one night, so that everything went back to the past without any barriers.

In addition to Li Moyun, there was a burly man in his thirties behind Li Ling at this time, paying attention to the surrounding ships at all times and alerting whether the surroundings were safe. He was the guard master who was sent by the Imperial City Department this time to help him do things and keep him safe, Wan Shenji.

If Li Ling was asked to choose, he naturally hoped to continue to cooperate with the Yang brothers whom he was already familiar with. However, these two people made great contributions to the Southwest incident and were promoted by the Imperial City Department, and they had already become independent recommendations, so they had more important responsibilities to them.

And just a job to protect Li Ling like this, all it takes is a subordinate who is loyal and trustworthy and has a skillful skill, so Wan Shenji, who is only the captain of the Imperial City Division, was sent here.

This is a steady and slightly silent man. He and Li Ling don’t say much to each other when he and Li Ling are walking together for half a month. However, as long as Li Ling asks him, he will give an answer no matter any question. He looks like he should be a real person, at least he has no reservations about this new boss and he has absolute trust.

Li Ling was still satisfied with this arrangement. With him and Yang Qingxiao, the safety issues of going to Jiangnan have been guaranteed. As for the others, it is to take one step at a time and come back slowly.

Jiangnan is also far away from the center. The influence of the government may not be as good as that of the Central Plains, but it is naturally much better than that of the southwest. Not only is he appointed by the imperial court, but he also has the identity of the Imperial City Setis. It should not be too difficult to find out something and prevent problems before it happens.

At least at this time, Li Ling thought so, and he was still full of confidence in the future.

As footsteps came up from the lower level, Li Ling's thoughts returned. When he turned around, he saw Wan Shenji blocking a boatman outside. The other party was holding a tray in his hand, with three soup bowls on it. It was obvious that breakfast was coming.

"Lao Wan, let him come over. They are all his own people, so there is no need to be so careful." Li Ling smiled and said hello. He had said it several times, but this person was still very stern and dared not relax at all.

Such subordinates may be a little troublesome, but they can make people feel absolutely at ease in many cases, because he is a person who is truly a superior and has no other distractions. With Li Ling's greeting, he made the way out and asked the boatman to come to Li Ling: "Mr. Li, this is the noodles made of the newly caught fish in the morning. You can eat it alive." As he said that, he indeed gave Li Ling one of the soup bowls.

Li Ling took the bowl and looked down. He saw that there were a lot of noodles floating in the glutinous white soup in the bowl. It was fresh and fragrant, which really made people's index fingers move. People on the river naturally rely on water to eat water. They caught some small fish like this and then cooked them into soup and made food. Although they were not famous, they were very delicious.

Li Ling nodded to the other party: "Thank you, I'm just hungry." As he said that, he had already scooped the noodles with spoons and put the soup into his mouth. It was delicious and smooth, making his eyes lit up and applauded again.

The boatman also smiled when he saw this: "Young master likes it. There are still many in our pot. If you want to eat it again, go and get it."

"No need, one bowl is enough, you can eat one too." This was said to the boatman, and it was also what Li Moyun and Wan Shenji behind him. After hearing this, the two picked up the other two bowls and started eating.

Li Ling smiled again when he saw this. He didn't expect that these Cao Gang people were not only good at taking boats, but also had a cooking style.

This passenger ship that was booked by Li Ling and the others was not only his own family, but also the ship's helmsman, etc. were also good players in the Cao Gang that Li Ling could rest assured. Of course, this was an arrangement made by Yang Qingxiao. After all, Li Ling had offended many powerful people in the capital before, and with the lurking thieves from the Luotian Cult, the safety issues of going south naturally had to be absolutely attentive.

While eating fresh fish noodle slices, Li Ling couldn't help but think of the situation when he said goodbye to many friends there before leaving Beijing.

Wan Lang was ready to leave Beijing at that time, and he also entrusted the bookstore's affairs to the trustworthy shopkeeper Zhou and others. Maybe he had already embarked on the road to the west at this time.

As for the bookstore, everything has already been on track. Even if he and Wan Lang are not around, with the ability of those people, and with the backing of King Huai, they should be able to go smoothly. According to time, in this issue, the new Bao Gong case of his own should be published. I don’t know what readers in Beijing think about this, and I don’t know what associations they will think when they see the name of Bian Xuedao appearing in the book...

After smiling and shaking his head, Li Ling quickly reclaimed his thoughts and turned them to another more important friend, Xiao Chengzhi.

It was a bit ashamed. When he returned to Beijing from the southwest, he and Xiao Chengzhi and Sun Bi agreed to work together to share good fortune and good fortune. But as a result, when he really returned to the capital, he had less contact with the two. On the one hand, various changes followed one after another, making him exhausted to deal with it; on the other hand, the status between him and those two was still too different.

A marquis and princes, while Li Ling is just a small seventh-rank official. It is really hard to get together in the capital. Moreover, Sun Bi was arranged by the emperor to go to the imperial tomb to guard the mourning after entering the capital. Except for Xiao Chengzhi who went to see him a few times, outsiders could not see him. Naturally, Li Ling could only know some of his situation through Xiao Chengzhi.

Fortunately, Sun Bi did not feel depressed and blamed others because of this. Instead, he cultivated his body and character in front of his mother's spirit, and waited for the three-year mourning period to do something else. Perhaps by then, he would have changed and could return to the court.

As for Xiao Chengzhi, he was actually quite at peace during his time in the capital, but he felt that it was a little boring and wanted to say goodbye and go back to the southwest. However, the emperor suddenly had a whim and arranged him to study in the Royal Academy.

This took the life of Xiao Chengzhi, who was not studying in Xiwu, but he did not dare to disobey in the face of the imperial edict. He lived a bit "miserable" some time ago. It was because of Li Ling's departure from Beijing this time that he found an excuse to ask for leave and give it to others. If someone hadn't followed him, he would have gone to Jiangnan with Li Ling.

As for other friends, colleagues, Lu Youxiang, who was in the Ministry of Revenue, they were still the same and did what they should do. And Xu Cang was still just a little transparent man who was unknown even in the Hanlin Academy, focusing on studying his history books and accumulating his qualifications.

After all, not every new Jinshi who entered the court can experience many storms like Li Ling in just two years, making many contributions to the court, and then was quickly promoted and entrusted with important tasks. The Jinshis of the same year as him are still serving tea and water in various yamen, and are struggling with qualifications.

Thinking of these friends, Li Ling's mouth was raised again and his face was full of smiles.

In less than two years in Beijing, I have accomplished a lot of things and met many good friends, which is a great achievement. When I go to Jiangnan next, what kind of changes or storms will be waiting for me?

However, no matter how deep the water in the south of the Yangtze River is, can it be deeper than the capital? By the same token, no matter how dangerous it is, it cannot be compared with the incident in the southwest... right?

While cheering himself up, Li Ling saw a fast ship approaching his passenger ship. In a moment, the two ships were almost parallel, and someone could still see setting up a springboard here.

This made Li Ling's heart beat. Is this a mouthful of poisonous milk? Is it dangerous for her to have a milky milk?
Chapter completed!