No matter how others think of Bao Heizi, Xu Shiyang's impression of him comes entirely from traditional stories and TV series from the previous life.

Whether he is willing to stand in the same trenches as the pro-war faction is not important to Xu Shiyang. In fact, Xu Shiyang was also quite disappointed with the pro-war faction during this trip to Jiangnan.

Those people were filled with all kinds of speculators who used the Northern Expedition as famous brands, and very few people really contributed to the Northern Determination of the Central Plains.

Of course, this is not surprising - it is just because of the interests.

For the senior executives of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is of course much better to buy peace with 600,000 silver silk every year than to take the risk of war when spending tens of millions of yuan a year.

Even for the lower class, Xu Shiyang's killing of a few Tartars can indeed become a hero who is word-of-mouthed by the people. It is not surprising that someone takes the initiative to compile his deeds into stories and dramas in various forms.

But if they recruited their male members to the battlefield that was a life-threatening death, and collected their harvests as military rations just for the land in Jiangbei that had nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people, they would definitely not receive support from the people even if they were a little longer.

Simply put, Jiangnan has become a matter of no need in the court and no foundation among the people after a long period of time.

If this kind of interest problem cannot be solved, never expect the court in Jiangnan to expedition the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, you can get some support from Jiangnan, and you can only rely on yourself to truly restore the Central Plains.

The group arrived at the dock, and Dengyingzhou was already all in the crowd. As long as the last cargo from twenty mule carts were loaded on the ship, they could set sail and set off.

On the pier, Xu Shiyang got the last gain from this trip to Jiangnan - a silk handkerchief with a sweet aromatic flavor.

The one who brought him this thing was a little girl who had not yet grown up. As she meant, she was the maid of Miss Hengbo, Xiao Fanlou.

There was also a letter delivered to the handkerchief.

Xu Shiyang opened it and looked at it. As expected, this was really a love letter...

The love letter begins with a short poem expressing lovesickness, and then it is very straightforward to show that the person who wrote the letter voluntarily stays with the recipient.

Even Hengbo secretly stated that he had saved enough money to redeem himself, and Xu Shiyang didn't need to worry about this.

"It's really... it's the hardest thing to be able to get the kindness of a beauty."

After reading the letter, Xu Shiyang shook his head with a wry smile.

He doesn't think he has the charm of making the top courtesan fall in love with him in one night, and he will not hesitate to entrust his physical, mental and financial resources.

The reason why Hengbo sent this letter was probably because he had been with scholars and talents for a long time. He was very curious about a man of a completely different style and was grateful for his life-saving grace last night?

Speaking of which, Hengbo was at most 16 years old, and was really in love, very fantasy, and very rebellious.

"Young master, how can I reply to my lady?" The maid looked at Xu Shiyang anxiously, and her small chin kept tilting her side.

Xu Shiyang was not stupid. Of course he knew where the girl pointed. There was a carriage parked in a small alley. If nothing unexpected happened, the writer would be on the carriage and watch the reaction here.

Xu Shiyang chuckled, put the handkerchief in his arms, called Zhao Lin again, took out her homemade notebook from her pocket, tore off a blank page from behind, and wrote a reply with a goose feather hard pen.

Finally, he folded the reply letter into paper cranes and handed it to Xiao Fanlou's maid:

"Please hand over this letter to Miss Hengbo."

"yes."

The maid replied obediently.

In fact, she was very curious now whether the person in front of her agreed to the lady's courtship.

Judging from the handkerchief that was put away as a token, it seems that it was agreed.

But why don’t you go and have a good chat with the lady? At this time, you can wait a few hours to redeem your wife first.

Didn’t the lady say that she paid for the redeem money by herself?

Unfortunately, she was just a maid. Xu Shiyang didn't tell her the answer, so he could only keep his curiosity in his heart.

...

Dengyingzhou slowly left the dock. According to the itinerary, Xu Shiyang will stay at Shuangyu Port for one day, check the execution of the previous contract here, and then fly directly to Rizhao Port to return home.

When leaving, Xu Shiyang stood at the stern of the boat and saw the carriage that had no end to the edge of the dock. The girl Hengbo, who had not appeared, gently stroked her long hair and waved goodbye to her.

The thin body looked even more pitiful in the cold wind blowing by the river.

"We can leave a few hours later." Zhao Lin stood behind Xu Shiyang and whispered: "It's not difficult for you to take a woman away. Judging from Mr. Bao, if you stay in Lin'an for a while, he shouldn't be embarrassed."

"It's not this kind of problem." Xu Shiyang smiled and said, "I just gave her a chance to rethink."

"She is different from your sisters. You didn't have any choice at that time, and she had."

"She said she likes me now, because curiosity and gratitude are more important than love. To be honest, I doubt whether she has love for me, so I asked her to wait for me in Jiangnan for a few years on the grounds that the war in Jiangbei is tight."

"When I come to Jiangnan next time, I have the confidence to better protect a woman who is willing to wait for me, whether it is ability, status, or power."

Zhao Lin tilted her head and thought for a while, then asked, "Is it too dangerous for a weak woman?"

"If she really wants to leave Xiao Fanlou's big dye vat, I have reminded her in the letter that she can go to Xu Shiliu and Wen to ask for protection."

Xu Shiyang smiled and said:

"I will also repay those who are sincere to me."

"This is not like a hero's idea."

"I'm not a hero at all." Xu Shiyang replied: "Of course I'm not a hero either. I'm another kind of person besides heroes and heroes."

...

When he left Lin'an and went to Shuangyu, the war of unification in Qingzhou, Jiangbei Qi Province was still in full swing.

In the first phase of the war, the subordinate forces of the newly joined Qingzhou Army performed very poorly. Except for the dock that was caught off guard at the beginning, they had been in stalemate with the enemy for nearly a month, but still failed to make any progress.

Afterwards, those fort owners who were affiliated with the Qingzhou Army who wanted to make some cheaper money by borrowing the Qingzhou Army's banner came to Xu Muhe, hoping that Juzhou could share some military rations.

If Xu Shiyang was facing this situation, I'm afraid he would really give some assistance because they were considering that they could help him in the war.

But Xu Muhe would not think so at all. On the contrary, the head of the Xu family scolded these fortress masters to the end in front of almost all the powerful leaders of the Qingzhou army.

As a Jinshi, his verbal life can easily crush local tyrants. Some people are scolded so hard that they can't raise their heads, and some people are also very popular to draw their swords on the spot and ask the Xu family for an explanation.

Then, Xu Muhe really explained to them.

The head of the Xu family gave the order, and 300 selected soldiers surrounded the venue and took down all the fortress masters who were arguing with him!

"At this time of war! The following is guilty of the best, which is a death sentence!"

Xu Muhe said coldly:
Chapter completed!