comeback [rebirth]

If you want to cross the Yuanhe River to Danlin County, you can also choose a ferry, but when you go out, no one has luggage or carriages, so most people will choose to take the bridge unless there are special circumstances.

The waiter at the inn brought the horses for Cen Yuan and the others. Ge Ying and Jian Wen looked very energetic after a night of rejuvenation.

It is stipulated here that one must get off the horse and lead the way when going up the bridge, and the inn is not far from the bridge, so they didn't get on the horse at all, and directly led the two horses, one black and one white, to the direction of the bridge.

After bidding farewell to the Yue brothers, Cen Yuan intentionally or unintentionally touched the place on his hand that Yan Xuan pinched, and said, "It seems that I still have to go to Qingjiang County."

Yan Xuan: "Wharf?"

"Well." Cen Yuan said, "Since there is indeed an abnormality, it means that our guess is almost inseparable - the boat used by Cao is also inseparable from the abnormality of the conscription."

Before he finished speaking, he paused and asked, "Can I get the route and schedule of the ship?"

"According to regulations, each wharf will record the serial number of each ship and the time of entering and leaving the wharf, and each ship will have a navigation record." Yan Xuan said, "But all records should be managed by the local county magistrate. The reason, if you suddenly want to check it, it may be difficult to get it."

"What's so difficult about it." However, Cen Yuan said immediately, "Since you have said 'just cause', then we don't have to use the proper method."

Yan Xuan was speechless: "..."

After a while, he said, "Your Highness loves climbing over walls so much?"

Cen Yuan said "Hey", and subconsciously wanted to refute the other party, but a thought suddenly crossed his mind, making him silent before he could speak.

Then he just smiled: "Little General, hearing this from your mouth now, always makes me feel like you are wondering if I will cheat on you."

Yan Xuan said again: "..."

Cen Yuan bent over exaggeratedly, and leaned directly in front of Yan Xuan, who immediately turned his gaze to the other side.

At this moment, Cen Yuan had a sense of victory that his little trick had succeeded. He elbowed the opponent, but fearing that it would not be enough, he grabbed Yan Xuan's neck again and pulled him over.

"Don't worry, little general." He jokingly said, "As for me, I have turned over two courtyards in my life, and you are in each of them, so you don't have to worry, where are you going? I'll go wherever I want."

After Yan Xuan heard the words, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he turned his head slightly to look at Cen Yuan: "Your Highness just stay here obediently."

Cen Yuan was still leaning beside him, meeting his eyes so close at hand, he hardly heard what he said.

After a while, he let go of his hand, clenched his fist uncomfortably, pressed his lips to clear his throat, and couldn't help thinking about a question——

What should he do to cover Yan Xuan's face when talking to him?

There have been too many times, whenever he wanted to refute something, before he could make a sound, he was completely speechless when he saw that face.

——It’s really embarrassing.

He shook his head and smiled, not knowing whether he was laughing at himself or what Yan Xuan said just now, but at this moment, the team crossing the bridge had to wait for the drivers to get off their horses one by one, so they lined up in a long line. Slow down.

Yan Xuan beside him said, "Look."

Cen Yuan followed the prestige and saw what the other party wanted him to see at a glance.

There was a crowd of people at the bridgehead, so one side of the team was covered with notice boards, and now the same notice is pasted on it, stating that the Southern Army is recruiting people with lofty ideals from all over the world. If anyone is willing, he can go to the conscription office of Danlin County Sign up.

Upon seeing this, Cen Yuan immediately put down the topic just now, and asked, "What is the general procedure for recruiting troops from various places?"

Yan Xuan said: "Generally speaking, after the captain is in charge of the screening, he will draw up a list and finally hand it over to the court."

"It's the strange list you received." Cen Yuan said.

Yan Xuan nodded: "Yes."

Suddenly, Cen Yuan thought of something and asked, "When did you find out that the list was different?"

In this life, he knew about it in July and a half, but in his previous life, Yan Xuan didn't mention it for the first time until the beginning of the next year, and there was an interval of nearly half a year.Could it be that in this life, even the mastermind behind the scenes became more impatient and showed his feet in advance?

From Cen Yuan's first question, Yan Xuan who was next to him had been looking sideways at the other party, but now he quickly looked away, pondered for a while, and then said: "June."

Cen Yuan didn't notice it, but thought to himself: It was actually the time when he was reborn.

Could it be that the sword in his last life had cut that surnamed Duan back to life?

But Cen Yuan thought again, judging from the things that Duan has done in this life, he really doesn't look like someone who has experienced it once, otherwise his life would not be as peaceful as it is now.

So he hastily threw this answer out of the candidates, and then asked again: "Is it because the number of names on the list is much smaller?"

Yan Xuan didn't answer, but his expression was as calm as usual, and he turned to Cen Yuan and asked, "You want to investigate with me?"

Cen Yuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head: "I have no reason to intervene in the affairs of the Southern Army. It will only be counterproductive to follow the past. It seems that you will have to find an excuse by yourself in the future."

Yan Xuan was noncommittal.

"As for the time records of the wharf and the sailing records of the ships..." Cen Yuan said, "We have to wait until we go to Qingjiang County to see if there is a way to get a copy, and it will be more convincing to put it in front of father...father." .”

After all, they are outside now. Although they kept talking in a low voice, Cen Yuan still changed their address.He was silent for a while, and added: "If there is really no other way, I will use some improper methods."

"..." After a long while, Yan Xuan forced a "hmm".

"It's really heartbreaking to see your reluctance." Despite saying this, Cen Yuan smiled immediately.

But he only teased this one sentence, and quickly returned to the original topic: "While you are investigating the conscription, I will go to the restaurant and ask about Cui Yu'er."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he thought of another question——

Going to a restaurant here, of course, is unavoidable to drink, but...

It wasn't that he was so drunk that he passed out last night, so he naturally remembered what Yan Xuan said.

Now it's not just the word "brother", Cen Yuan felt that he also had a special reaction to the word "wine". He secretly glanced at Yan Xuan, seeing the other party's calm expression, thinking that the other party had forgotten about this matter, As a result, Yan Xuan said in the next moment: "Drinking..."

As soon as his words came out, Cen Yuan interrupted him and said: "Stop, stop! If you bring up the prohibition of alcohol again, I will turn against you."

"..." Yan Xuan said helplessly, "Are you a child?"

"Just treat me like I am." Cen Yuan said roguely.

Hearing his words, Yan Xuan shook her head in amazement again, and then finished what she was about to say just now: "Drink according to your ability."

"I know, I know."

Yan Xuan turned a deaf ear to it, and said, "This is not an example."

Cen Yuan perfunctory "hmmm", but he thought in his heart: wait until next time and "don't make an example".

At this time, the two had already boarded the bridge, and the journey became much smoother.

Cen Yuan followed the crowd and moved forward, a question suddenly popped up in his mind-how much does this little general drink?

Counting it down, he really had never seen Yan Xuan drunk. Every time this person would drink lightly in front of him, he set an example for him with his own actions, but now thinking about it...

In fact, maybe it's because the little general is actually pouring two or three cups...

But as soon as this idea came out, he immediately thought of the time when he was bored, so he chatted with Fu Jianxin, who had shared with him a few things about marching under Yan Xuan's command.

At that time, Fu Jianxin told him about a small matter. Not long ago, after Huajin won the battle, they escorted a group of traumatized homeless people back to a safe place.Fortunately, there were no serious casualties among those homeless people. After settling down, to express their gratitude, they wanted to stay with the soldiers to celebrate together.

At that time, Yan Xuan, as the coach, had expressed his refusal, but he couldn't bear the enthusiasm of the nomads in the north, and finally camped on the grassland.

In the evening, they set up a bonfire to celebrate. Yan Xuan never restricted the arrogance of the soldiers, but he would not over-participate either.He has always sat quietly and drank on the sidelines, and has never joined other brothers in drinking and boxing activities. He only occasionally agrees to the brothers' persuasion.

The fine wine unique to the north is much stronger than the wine in Chang'an, but Yan Xuan's face remains unchanged after a few bowls, and in the end he can "stand out from the crowd" among a group of soldiers who are too drunk, and can even clearly arrange the night's The guards arranged to set an example and waited for two hours before going to rest.

In terms of drunkenness, it has never happened before.

Cen Yuanxin slandered: As the saying goes, one speaks the truth after drinking. The little general usually looks taciturn and indifferent, but he seems to be "warmer" in front of him. Who knows if he has anything in his arms? A dark secret.

If he finds an opportunity to give the little general a hard time in the future, he might be able to come up with something.

Yan Xuan seemed to catch the soliloquy in his mind, turned his head to look over, and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Cen Yuan woke up like a dream, only then realized that he was a few steps behind, and the people behind almost bumped into him.

He hurried forward and shouted, "Nothing!"

·

Inside Chang'an City.

Fu Jianxin sneezed violently, feeling a bit of chill on his back for no reason, and then heard Lou Yuanbai ask, "Cold?"

"No." Fu Jianxin frowned.

But Lou Yuanbai said to himself: "If your physical fitness is too poor, it will be like this when the season changes. It seems that Master Yan still doesn't train you enough."

"Master has always used the most stringent standards to train lieutenant officers and soldiers. You..." Fu Jianxin was halfway talking back, and suddenly realized why he had to explain so much to a fool, and then brought the topic back to the point: "You can continue to talk about this Is there something wrong with Bi Ling?"

"Oh." Lou Yuanbai responded, "Say it."

Fu Jianxin then handed the other party a piece of paper with many names written on it.

"Eight years ago, Yang Biling was taken into the palace after fleeing to the capital. Although it is not known whether this is the real Biling or the Cui family who used the name, what is known is that after those maids entered the palace, They were all stuffed into the warehouse to do work.”

After all, he tapped the piece of paper: "The records here are all the maids who entered the palace at the same time as Bi Ling."

Lou Yuanbai took a cursory glance and said, "It's not surprising that court ladies are usually sent to the warehouse when they first enter the palace."

"That's right, but three years ago, this Bi Ling was kicked out of the Clothes Bureau for stealing, and he didn't return to the warehouse until a year ago." Fu Jianxin said, "After that, he was in charge of Xia Miao. Jin Shanggong, who is a trivial matter, was selected and sent to the palace."

"Huanyi Bureau?" Lou Yuanbai raised his eyes from the paper, "Not to mention whether she was kicked out of the palace after stealing things, or just disappeared without a sound, just say that this Huanyi Bureau, If I remember correctly, this place is much more than it sounds."

"More than that." Fu Jianxin didn't say a word to his hint, but said instead, "You have to say 'Leave it alone'."

Lou Yuanbai looked at him.

"I investigated the people in the Huanyi Bureau, and I learned that the place where Bi Ling stole things is not the warehouse." Fu Jianxin paused, "It's the Huaining Palace."

Lou Yuanbai was taken aback.

"This Huaining Palace..."

"That's right." Seeing that he stopped talking halfway through, Fu Jianxin continued in a low voice, "It's Duan Zhaoyi's bedroom."

·

Outside Danlin County, it took about half an hour for Cen Yuan and his two to finally cross the Yuan River and get off the bridge across the river.

After getting off the bridge, there is still a long distance from Danlin County, and the normal business road is in front of them. The two of them are going to rest for a while before starting, but before they have a breather, they see a fast horse galloping run towards them.