At the fifth hour, before dawn, Sisi got up early to prepare her luggage for her husband. In fact, her luggage was packed last night, but she needed to confirm it carefully before departure.

Sisi put a box of ground tea powder into her husband's leather bag. This is Li Yanqing's favorite tea powder from Zhang Xiaoman's tea shop. She is inseparable from every day. Sisi is worried that she can't buy this kind of tea powder in Zhendingfu.

At this time, Li Yanqing gently hugged her concubine's slender waist from behind. Although she was just a concubine, not a wife, in Li Yanqing's heart, there was no difference between her and her wife.

Sisi leaned into her husband's arms and said softly: "You'd better take Qing'er with you! She can take care of you and knows martial arts. Maybe she can help you handle the case."

"Qing'er stays to protect you, otherwise how can I feel at ease if you are alone at home?"

"I used to live alone, and there are magpies, so she will come here tonight."

"We have already discussed this matter last night, so don't argue anymore."

Sisi nodded obediently, "Okay! That man is careful."

Li Yanqing said again: "In addition, Zhang Hu and Yang Guang will stay."

Sisi waved her hand quickly, "No need for this. If there is any problem, I will ask my grandfather for help."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Zhang Hu's wife is already six months pregnant. He can't leave and must stay in the capital. Yang Guang's errands are very good. I have 300 soldiers, and two less people have little effect on me."

Zhang Hu's wife Song is the cook in Li Yanqing's mansion. Zhang Hu already has two daughters, so he expects his wife to give birth to a son for him this time, so Li Yanqing leaves him to take care of his pregnant wife.

Although Yang Guang is relatively casual, he is extremely keen and a rare scout master. Zhang Hu is steady and smart. With them in the mansion, Li Yanqing feels much more at ease. After all, he has made a lot of enemies in recent years, so he is also very careful.

Sisi couldn't resist her husband's kindness in the end, so she nodded and agreed.

At this time, a maid said in the yard: "Miss Hu is back."

Li Yanqing walked out of the room and saw Hu Qing'er walking back quickly. She was energetic and her steps were light. Although she had not slept all night, she was not sleepy at all.

"Brother hasn't left yet?"

"Let's go when you come back."

Li Yanqing asked with a smile: "Have you finished?"

"Of course it's done, everything goes well." "Where are the few of them?"

"They are all at the gate!"

Hu Qing'er yawned for a long time, "I'm so sleepy. Go to sleep for a while. Brother, I won't send you off."

"This damn girl, I still expect her to help get things!" Sisi said angrily.

"She doesn't have to take it anymore, there are only three bags, I can take it myself!"

Li Yanqing carried a big bag, and walked out of the mansion with one bag in his hands. Sisi also picked up her husband's carry-on horse bag. Hu Qing'er stuck out her tongue and slipped out again. She took the horse bag from Sisi's hand and walked out of the mansion.

Tiezhu and Li Yanshou have already gone back to sleep. Zhang Hu and the other four were sitting at the door chatting. When they saw the master coming out, they hurried forward to help get the bag.

Li Yanqing said to Zhang Hu and Yang Guang: "After I leave, I will leave the safety of the mansion to you."

Zhang Hu bowed solemnly and said, "Please rest assured by the Censor, we will definitely be vigilant."

Seeing Yang Guang's face was dumbfounded, Li Yanqing knocked him on the head again, "Don't forget what I will tell you."

Yang Guang hugged his head and muttered, "I'll go to Daxiangguo Temple now, it won't be a mistake."

"Let's be more sensitive to sleep at night, and I'll give you a reward when I come back."

Li Yanqing told the two of them a few more words, then he turned over and waved to Sisi and Hu Qing'er, "I'll leave first."

"The husband is careful of his health!"

"Brother, the journey is good!"

Li Yanqing urged the war horse, Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying rode their horses to follow the left and right, and the three of them ran towards the military prison like lightning.

One hour later, Li Yanqing completed the procedures in the military prison. The three supervision teams each left the capital under the escort of a hundred cavalry and headed towards Hebei.

Not long after Li Yanqing left the capital, a large group of yamen runners from Kaifeng Prefecture and Dali Temple came to Song Jiang's house. The old couple guarding the house opened the door tremblingly. When they saw that there were all officials standing outside, they were so scared that they almost fainted. The old man said in a trembling voice: "My family... Master is not here!"

Zhao Shu, the chief of Dali Temple, said sternly: "I am ordered to search. Please go aside and do not interfere with official duties!"

Seeing that the old couple dodged aside, the door was pushed open, and nearly a hundred yamen runners flocked in

Yang Guang, who was hiding in the restaurant opposite for breakfast, sat in front of the window on the second floor. Seeing that a large group of yamen runners surrounded Song Jiang's mansion and had already rushed in, he ate the buns in his hand in two or three, and drank a bowl of noodles and porridge upside down. Then he wiped his mouth and threw more than a dozen copper coins on the table, "Waiter, check out!"

Soon, he hurried downstairs and got into a ox cart, which quickly drove out of the East City.

Three miles outside the East City Gate, there is a Yuncheng Inn, which covers a large area and has a livestock greenhouse in the backyard, which can be accommodated by a large caravan of hundreds of mules. This inn was once the intelligence base of the Liangshan Army in the capital, and Dai Zong was even in charge of it for many years.

Dai Zong's duty is not only to obtain information, but also to purchase various scarce supplies such as medicines, or to sell spoils to the black market in the capital. Although the Liangshan army has been disbanded, this inn is still Dai Zong's personal property and the contact point for the Liangshan brothers. However, the owner Dai Zong is not in the capital. He was named a general and is currently involved in the battle to wipe out Fang La in Jiangnan.

The shopkeeper is Dai Xun, who is about fifty years old. He is Dai Zong’s uncle. He was also the intelligence commander of Liangshan at that time. Now he has washed his hands and is dedicated to running this inn.

Dai Xun was sitting at the counter and was dozing when a flying knife shot in. "Click!" and nailed it to the wooden pillar beside Dai Xun, which scared him. He hurried to the door to check. There was no one outside. He then closed the door and turned around to pull out the flying knife. There was a note on the flying knife. He opened the note, and there was only one sentence on it: "Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion are searching the residence of Song Gong, and they are about to arrest Song Gong!"

Daison's face turned pale, and he hurriedly shouted: "Gororu, come quickly!"

Two friends ran over, and Dai Xun told them to go to the city to inquire about the situation of Song Jiang's mansion. He also wrote a pigeon letter, saying that if Song Jiang's mansion was really sealed by the government, he would notify Song Jiang.

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Li Yanqing went north this time and temporarily appointed the title of Supervisor. He brought two deputy, namely Supervisor Wang Zao and Zheng Qiren. The two Supervisors each brought one entourage, and the other three officials in charge, Mo Jun, Liu Fang and Zhou Han, and Li Yanqing's left and right guards Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying. The group of ten people had a total of three ox carts, two ox carts were employed to carry their personal belongings.

This time, there were still hundreds of cavalry escorted them to the north, but only a hundred cavalry were like ox carts. After escorting them to the south bank of the Yellow River, they ended their mission and returned directly to the capital.

They only walked on the road for two days before reaching the Yellow River. The Yellow River had long been frozen, so they could only cross the Yellow River by sledding.

The place where the river crosses is located in Baima County. This is the famous Baima Ferry. There are many people crossing the Yellow River. Most of them are merchants who have to hurry home, making it particularly lively in front of the ferry. Many people rent leather jackets and leather boots and cross the river directly.

But Li Yanqing and the others couldn't do it. They had too much luggage and could only rely on large sleds. A group of people were standing on an open space waiting. There were dozens of large boxes piled up next to it. Zhang Ying and Zhang Bao had already gone to find the sled. There was a vast white area around them. The cold wind was howling, making everyone shiver.

The inspector Wang Zao was about forty years old and was in poor health. He looked like a large bean sprout. This time he went north to inspect the inspection, and the treatment was not very good. He was really unhappy and complained all the way.

"I am the dignified seventh-rank censor. I have to endure the cold wind in the snow and ice. Where have the local officials died?"

Zheng Qiren is ten years younger than him, with dark skin and much stronger body. Although he is honest on the outside, he is very cunning and rarely speaks. No one knows what he is thinking. He just laughs at his colleagues and doesn't respond.

Mo Jun smiled and said, "It should be that Baima County has not received any news, otherwise they would not dare to neglect the supervision and inspection of the Censor!"

Someone responded that Wang Zao was even more resentful. He said angrily: "The court does not understand our difficulties. He actually asked us to investigate the case in the New Year. Everyone rested in the New Year. Who would cooperate with us to investigate the case?"

Li Yanqing ignored him, and he didn't like this Wang Zao very much. He relied on his more than ten years of experience in the Censorate and did not take everyone seriously. He even put on airs when talking to him, and could not tell who was the master and who was the deputy. Such people were the thorns in the team, and destroying unity was the likes of them.

At this time, Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying came on horseback, followed by a series of carts, including five sleds pulled by mules and two donkey carts for cargo. Zhang Bao ran to Li Yanqing and bowed to salute, "Report to the Censor, we rented five big sleds and two donkey carts, so we can cross the Yellow River at any time!"

Li Yanqing turned around and said to everyone: "Everyone put the items on the donkey cart, let's go and take the sled!"

Everyone suddenly became energetic and quickly put the big bags on the donkey cart. Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying were responsible for following them. The others were on sleds one after another. Even Li Yanqing no longer rode a horse. He handed the horse to Zhang Ying and took a big sled himself.

"Let's go!" The coachman swung his whip and drove the sled towards the Yellow River.
Chapter completed!