Chapter 809 Rumors

Of course, Song Nan will not tell Quanzhou officials the reason why she suddenly came here. It is not an exaggeration to describe the situation at this moment. Who knows if Quanzhou has the ears of Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning? Although this place is hundreds of miles away from Jiangxi, Song Nan still dares not take it lightly.

The reason given by Song Nan is the internal inspection trip of Jinyiwei at the beginning of the year. Although this reason is quite far-fetched, how can he walk ten days and a half months from the capital to Quanzhou? Counting the days, the Duke of Zhen should have set out on the second and third day of the Chinese New Year. It is still during the annual leave, and it is obviously unusual for him to do so. However, how can Quanzhou officials inquire about Song Nan's real purpose? Although the Duke of Zhen can come here to pull up a relationship, such abrupt arrival may also bring trouble. Most of the thoughts of officials are that more is better than less than less, and stability and calmness are the king's way.

Therefore, when he heard that Song Nan would leave Quanzhou early tomorrow morning to inspect the Jinyiwei government of other state capitals, the officials' faces were full of regret, but they breathed a long sigh of relief and wanted Song Nan to leave quickly.

The fact is more complete than they thought. The next morning, when Quanzhou officials came to the Jinyiwei Yamen to practice for Song Nan, they were told that the Duke of Zhen had left last night. The gate separated at the fourth update was sent by Qianhu Qiankang himself, and Qianhu Qianhu also followed him and has not returned yet.

In addition to their surprise, the officials felt that the Duke of Zhen was a little mysterious. They clearly agreed to leave this morning, but they sneaked away in the middle of the night, as if they had deliberately hidden their whereabouts. Another question confirmed this speculation. Some people say that the Duke of Zhen and his hundreds of his entourage did not go south at all, but went directly to sea on two large ships in Quanzhou Harbor. The two ships were cargo ships transporting sea salt from Quanzhou to Beijing. That is to say, the Duke of Zhen did not go south at all, but returned to the capital with the ship.

Everyone stared and couldn't figure out the doorway here, so they didn't bother. The practice banquet has been set up. Since the Duke of Zhen has left, the practice banquet set up by the minister's money cannot be wasted. The governor of Quanzhou proposed that everyone should still go to the banquet according to the etiquette and wish the Duke of Zhen a safe journey at the banquet. The officials agreed, so they turned around to the banquet and returned with great pleasure.

Song Nan did play a trick. He didn't plan to delay in Quanzhou. He slept well during the day, and his guard horses were also rested. He had already decided to leave at night. It was also a smoke for Quanzhou officials. Bullet, just in case. In the evening, she spread out the map and looked at the way back to the capital. As soon as she saw that she had to go through so many state health centers, especially from Nanjing, Song Nan immediately felt that it was difficult to return to Beijing. The king of Ning has appeared in Nanjing, and many officials there are also close to the king of Ning. How do you know that he will not suddenly kill a soldier and solve these hundreds of people in Nanjing? After thinking about it, Song Nan decided to take the sea road. On the one hand, he was surprised, and on the other hand, he avoided many variables on land, so Qian Kang immediately arranged a ship to return to Beijing.

Qian Kang has been told the reason why Song Nan and his entourage came to Quanzhou, and he was also shocked, but this is the time for him to behave. If Song Nan's return to Beijing can be arranged, he will naturally occupy a place in the brocade guard in the future, and there is no need to ask Song Nan to be familiar with him. Such an opportunity is once-in-a-a-lifetime opportunity. So Qian Kang tried his best to carefully finalize the details without any mistakes. He found the two large ships docking in the harbor, arranged for Song Nan and others to leave the city overnight, and personally selected 100 people to accompany him.

Although Zhao Dapeng repeatedly said that there was no need for accompanying protection, Qian Kang still insisted on accompanying protection and said a lot of reasons. Song Nan didn't know that Qian Kang was a manifestation of his efforts and didn't want to hit his enthusiasm, so he agreed to his request.

The two big ships loaded with goods and people set sail overnight. Because they are salt-carrying cargo ships and have no good facilities, people can only sleep with salt. Song Nan has a small room, but the board walls inside are dirty and scary, filled with a fishy smell, which is not as good as the previous room in Weizhou. If you are in a hurry, you can only do it.

Along the way north, although the speed was not fast, it was unimpeded. There were only two harbor supplies on the way, which was delayed for only three or four hours. For the rest of the time, the two ships did not stop north by Yang Fan. After seven sunsets and moons, they finally arrived at Tianjin Port, the destination of salt transportation. This place was reached by the southern sea road. The terminal port is also the sea gateway of the capital. When large and small ships arrive here, they will no longer go north, but unload and land in Tianjin, and the goods are transported from the land to the capital.

The brocade guards who were seasick were finally able to set foot on the land. After a little rest, they got on their horses and rushed to the capital. This place was only more than 100 miles away from the capital, and they were not under the influence of the infiltration of King Ning. They set out at noon and arrived outside the south gate of the capital in the evening.

Seeing Yongding Gate towering in the sunset, Song Nan's mood is much better. I don't know when his heart has regarded Beijing as his own territory. He has absolute power to dominate here, and no one can compete with him.

However, Song Nan soon found that the situation above and below the city tower was a little different. The soldiers and horses guarding the gate were at least more than twice as many. In the past, there were only a thousand households on duty, but there were only hundreds of soldiers above the city, all very lazy. Now, the soldiers in the city are densely and armed one by one. Standing in the cold wind, he looked like facing a big enemy, and the gate was tightly closed.

Song Nan was puzzled and ordered Zhao Dapeng to come forward and call the door. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp at the head of the city had already seen this team of cavalry coming. The archers nervously held the bow and arrow as if they were ordered to shoot at any time.

"The Duke of Daming Town, Lord Song, the deputy governor of the regiment camp, returned to Beijing. Which battalion is on duty? Open the gate quickly." Zhao Dapeng raised his neck and shouted.

A thousand households in Beijing camp were reported and asked suspiciously, "Duke Zhen? Which town is the Duke of China?

Zhao Dapeng scolded: "How many Dukes of Zhen in the Ming Dynasty? It's really inexplicable."

The thousand households scratched their heads and said, "Didn't Song Nan, the Duke of Zhen, die at the hands of the rebels of King Ning, Jiangxi?" Why did the Duke of Zhen come again?

Zhao Dapeng was stunned and immediately scolded, "You are looking for death, aren't you cursing my lord to die? Which camp are you from? What's your last name?

Song Nan frowned and knew that something was wrong, so he immediately urged him to take down his waist card, take a bow and arrow to tying up his waist card and shoot an arrow at the head of the city. He shouted in a low voice, "Song Nan, the Duke of Zhen, limit you to open the city gate within a wand of incense, otherwise the military law will engage in it. If you don't know who I am, you can report to the British father-in-law or your boss immediately; if I'm not mistaken, you should be under the command of Lord Jiao of Zhenweiying and ask Jiao Zhengtai to come to see me.

Although the thousands of households guarding the city gate did not know Song Nan's appearance, how could they not know the waist card and the four-clawed golden dragon's python robe worn by the people in the city, and there was no time to return. They immediately ordered to open the city gate, not to mention incense, not even a dozen breaths of hesitation; opened the city gate and stood at the city gate. After arching his hand, he pleaded guilty.

Song Nan had no time to talk to him and only asked, "Why did you say that I had died at the hands of the rebels?"

The Qianhu said, "The Duke of Zhen was angry. This is the news from above that there were rebels in Jiangxi. Your old man was killed by the rebels in Jiangxi. There has been a lot of rumors in the capital these days, and I just heard about the humble position."

Song Nan was shocked. Who are the so-called Jiangxi rebels? Is it possible that in the past few days of returning to Beijing, King Ning has turned against it? Unexpectedly, there was false news that he died in Jiangxi. Needless to say, someone was spreading rumors and shaking the hearts of the army. The court must be in chaos, and I'm afraid that my house will be in a mess. Some doorways have actually created this rumor.

"Zhao Dapeng immediately sent someone to my house to deliver letters and said that I had returned to Beijing to enter the palace. In addition, send someone to report to the British palace and ask the British to enter the palace to face the saint with me.

Zhao Dapeng agreed and ordered people to do it quickly. At the same time, the guards took the horse one after another, and several people galloped along Yongdingmen Street to the inner city. When the horses' hoofs flew, they shouted loudly: "Song Nan, Duke of Zhen, returned to Beijing!" Idle people avoid it! Song Nan, the Duke of Zhen, returned to Beijing to avoid it!"

The empty Yongdingmen Street was originally deserted. Instead, countless heads suddenly appeared. In the past few days, rumors have arisen in the capital. The news of Song Nan, the Duke of Zhen, died in Jiangxi, like a ladle of ice water poured on everyone's heads. The death of the Duke of Zhen, who was regarded as the spine of the court by the Ming people, was the heart of theirs. It was covered with an unknown shadow, but suddenly when they heard the return of the Duke of Zhen, the people came out to watch.

However, many people have seen Song Nan in front of the Duke of Zhen in a python robe riding a big black horse straight to the inner city under the protection of many guards. In addition to his slightly haggard face, who else is the Duke of Zhen?

"It's really Duke Zhen. I've seen him. I went to eat the roast duck shop opened by his family on the fork street of Yongdingmen Street. The Duke of Zhen also greeted me in person. Yes, he has thick eyebrows and thin lips, and a square nose. Who is he?"

"Oh, God bless, it turned out to be a rumor that King Ning rebelled and was about to take down Nanjing City. He was worried about who in the court could quell the rebellion. As soon as the Duke of Zhen came back, King Ning's rabbit tail would not grow."

"Yes, yes, now, we don't have to be worried. Long live the Duke of Zhen!"

"Shh, are you looking for death? Can you shout long live? It's okay if you die. Isn't this troublesome for the Duke of Zhen?

"Oh, what I said is that when I was excited, my mouth leaked out. Why don't we shout that the Duke of Zhen will always be healthy?"

This is a good proposal. Come on, shout together.

"The Duke of Zhen will always be healthy, and the Duke of Zhen will always be healthy!"

In the boiling sound of "always healthy" all the way, Song Nan rushed into the Zhengyang Gate of the inner city, ran into the Daming Gate, and went straight into the palace.