On the tenth day of September, the fleet finally arrived in Jiayu County, Ezhou after nearly ten days of sailing. The fleet rested in Jiayu County for a night before continuing to travel east.

After many years, Li Yanqing once again came to his hometown where he was the county magistrate. He had just gotten married, and now his son is six years old.

On the side of the boat, Li Yanqing pointed to the county town in the distance and smiled at his son Li Pu, "Dad had just gotten married to your mother, and then came here to serve as the county magistrate. He stayed here for almost two years."

Li Pu is of medium size and looks very much like his mother Cao Yun, but his eyebrows are somewhat similar to Li Yanqing. He has a very steady personality and is very sensible. He learns from Liu Zi, a great scholar in Guanzhong, giving people a feeling of being a mature young man.

Li Pu's face showed a smile, "Mom told me about Jiayu County, saying that when my father left, the people were reluctant to leave, and I hope my father will continue to stay."

"Your mother tell you this?"

Li Yanqing was a little strange, "Didn't she tell you the story of destroying the Black-hearted Dragon King?"

"Mom didn't say it, but Si Niang told me."

"Pu'er, what are you talking about me?"

Hu Qing'er walked up with a smile and rubbed his hair with a smile, "Are you talking about the Black Heart Dragon King? Let me tell you that Si Niang almost died that time?"

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Qing'er, you almost died, so don't mention this to your child."

Hu Qing'er gave her husband a blank look, "What does this matter? Is Pu'er? Si Niang found some time to tell you the story of the Black-hearted Dragon King."

Li Pu whispered: "Si Niang, I still have to read, and I may not have time to listen to stories."

"Boy, you're so afraid of your father!" Hu Qing'er scratched his hair and said with a smile.

At this time, the bow of the boat shouted: "It's docked!"

Li Yanqing walked to the side of the boat and looked at the dock. There was basically no change in the dock from that year. He maintained his appearance when he left. At this time, a group of officials stood on the dock. He probably got his news and knew that he would be parked in Jiayu County, so he rushed over.

Li Yanqing got off the big ship and was the first to welcome the Jiayu County Magistrate Zhou Ping. He was the old county magistrate who was the county magistrate who gave Li Yanqing the advice of selling land. The former magistrate Yang Ju had been promoted to the magistrate of Ezhou, but he was unable to come here today.

Zhou Ping was extremely excited and stepped forward and bowed, "I am Zhou Ping, please pay homage to His Highness, King of Jin!"

Li Yanqing quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "It's right to call his subordinates, but there's no need to give a big gift."

Seeing that he had white hair, Li Yanqing said again: "There are much more gray hair than that time."

Zhou Ping smiled bitterly, "In the past, being a county magistrate was quite free. After becoming a county magistrate, he had too many trivial matters and was busy all day long, exhausting his energy and he naturally got old quickly."

"But this is a good thing, isn't it?"

Zhou Ping nodded silently. He was not from a professional background, but from a county official step by step. It was not easy for him to be a county magistrate. He also cherished this official position very much.

At this time, officials such as Yuezhou Governor Zhang Yan, Jiangling Governor Luo Dan and others came forward to greet each other, and Li Yanqing comforted everyone one by one.

He looked around but did not see Yang Ju, the former county magistrate of Jiayu County. He asked with a smile: "Where is the judge Yang Tong? Why didn't he come?"

"I am here!"

The voice came from behind. Li Yanqing turned around and saw that a small boat had just stopped. Two officials jumped ashore from the boat. One was the former county magistrate Yang Ju, who was now the magistrate of Ezhou, and the other was his old subordinate Liu Fang, who was currently the governor of Ezhou.

Li Yanqing was overjoyed. All the old people had come. If Mo Jun could come from Pingjiang Mansion, it would be really complete.

After a long separation, everyone was particularly happy to meet. Li Yanqing asked his son Li Pu to salute everyone, and then he went to Jiayu County surrounded by everyone.

At this time, there were already a crowd outside Jiayu County. When the people heard that Li Yanqing was visiting his hometown again, they went out of the city to welcome the return of the old county magistrate.

When Li Yanqing appeared in front of everyone, the cheers suddenly sounded like mountains and seas. Tens of thousands of people shouted excitedly to Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing smiled and shook hands with everyone one by one. Looking at the pair of expectant eyes, Li Yanqing was also filled with emotion. He had only been in Jiayu County for two years, and the people could still remember him.

Li Yanqing brought everyone to the county government office that he had been away for a long time. Everything had not changed. It was still so familiar, which made people feel a sense of change of things. Li Yanqing asked his subordinates to bring a chair and let everyone sit down. His son Li Pu also had a small seat and sat next to him.

Li Yanqing glanced at everyone and said lightly: "I feel a little abnormal today. Whether you greet me or the people greet me, there is a kind of expectation. I just want to know, what are your expectations for me?"

Everyone looked at each other, with a hint of embarrassment on their faces. Li Yanqing looked at everyone again, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Fang, "Liu Fang, please tell me!"

Liu Fang did not dare to disobey Li Yanqing's orders, so he could only smile bitterly: "In fact, it was the matter of Dongting Lake. After the Black-hearted Dragon King was wiped out, it was quiet for several years. But since last year, another group of rioters occupied Junshan and began to cause trouble. Nearby prefectures and counties were affected. At the beginning of the year, these rioters even came to Ezhou, and everyone was miserable."

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and asked, "But Yang Yao, Zhong Xiang?"

Liu Fang nodded, "It's them!"

It turned out that these two people still appeared. Li Yanqing thought to himself: "These two people should be Yue Fei's dishes."

Thinking of Yue Fei, Li Yanqing asked Liu Fang again: "Yue Fei's army is stationed in Jingxiang. Didn't he lead his army to suppress the bandits?"

Liu Fang hurriedly said: "A few days ago, Bei Zhi also talked with President Yue about the suppression of bandits. There was no problem with him leading the army to suppress bandits. The key is that the court did not give him the order to suppress bandits, so he could not lead the army south without authorization."

Li Yanqing was shocked and happy, "Yue Fei is in Jiangxia?"

"He came to Jiangxia to visit his mother a few days ago, but unfortunately, he left Jiangxia early yesterday morning and went to the capital.

Yue Fei had already left, which made Li Yanqing a little disappointed. He thought about it and said to everyone: "I understand the bandits in Dongting Lake. I will tell the officials about this matter. Please pay attention to this matter and arrange to suppress the bandits as soon as possible."

Everyone was overjoyed and bowed together and said, "Thank you for your concern!"

Li Yanqing smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome. We finally wiped out the Black-hearted Dragon King and gave the people a few years of stable life. We will never allow other rioters to disrupt the Yangtze River again."

After resting in Jiayu County for a night, Li Yanqing's fleet sent out again early the next morning. Tens of thousands of people rushed to the river to see their farewell. Amid the shouts of farewell, the fleet slowly started and sailed downstream to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The fleet entered the Jiangnan Canal from Runzhou and turned south. Seven days later, the fleet arrived at Lin'an Prefecture and moored in Chi'ankou Town in Renhe County. It was about thirty miles away from Qiantang County. According to regulations, the army brought by Li Yanqing could only be stationed thirty miles away from the capital, and this was the marginal area.

The fleet arrived at night. When the ship had just stopped, Li Yanqing immediately sent 200 soldiers to guard the ship. At this time, Zhang Shun and several subordinates rushed to Chi'ankou Town. Zhang Shun arrived at Lin'an Prefecture five days ago. His 300 subordinates had been distributed to all corners of Lin'an City. In the past few days, Zhang Shun has also collected a lot of information and rushed to report to Li Yanqing.

Zhang Shun brought an intelligence guard to the big ship, and the soldiers went up to report. After a moment, the soldiers came down and said, "General Zhang, the governor asked you to come up."

Zhang Shun turned around and winked at the intelligence guard, and the two walked quickly to the boat.

At this time, Li Yanqing was reading a book in the cabin, and a soldier outside the door reported: "Report to the governor, General Zhang is here."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Please come in!"

After a moment, Zhang Shun walked in like a gust of wind, knelt down on one knee and bowed, "I am not aware of the governor!"

"Thank you for the hard work these days."

"Thank you to praise you."

Li Yanqing asked again: "What is the situation in Lin'an City now?"

"You reported to the governor, now everyone in Lin'an City is preparing for the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince, but Hu Zi still discovered some abnormal situations."

"What abnormal situation?"

Zhang Shun hesitated and said, "Can the Marquis of Information be allowed to report to the governor personally? He is more clear about the situation than the humble official."

"Where is he now?"

"Just wait outside the cabin to summon him."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Then let him come in!"

After a moment, the personal soldiers led a man in his thirties. He was not tall and looked smart.

The man came in and knelt down to salute, "I am not good at Yang Qu, see the governor."

"I seem to have seen you?" Li Yanqing felt that he looked familiar.

"Reporting to the Tutong, Beiyi was once the manager of Baoyanzhai. Tutong did meet Beiyi in Bianliang a few years ago."

"I see!"

Li Yanqing laughed, "No wonder he looks familiar. When did Manager Yang become the Marquis of Information?"

"Just two years ago, when the governor was still in Taiyuan, General Zhang Hu developed the Beishi into the intelligence Yuhou. However, now the Beishi is no longer in Baoyanzhai, but the West Lake Shipping and Arrest Department, responsible for managing the ships on the West Lake. Because of his convenient position, he has been secretly observing the situation in Yinlong Villa and found many clues."

“Tell me valuable clues.”
Chapter completed!