Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

Soon, Lu Bing will rise to the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, taking control of the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard system and wielding immense power!

He had already come into the sights of one of the most powerful figures in the future Ming Dynasty!

Not only Yuan Xun, but also Inspector Zhang of Wadian Town and his dozens of archers had seen his face.

In Lu Bing's eyes, "Lu Chen" is not the real "Lu Chen" who has already been murdered in the black market, but himself!

Judging from Lu Bing's unusual behavior toward "Lu Chen", there is no doubt that "Lu Chen" is very important to him.

If Lu Chen were to disappear without a trace on his way to Linqing to assume his post, Lu Bing would definitely investigate to the end!

At that time, he would be facing a vast Jinyiwei system that spanned the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty!

Lu Chen wasn't confident that he could make "Lu Chen" disappear in a certain prefecture and county, and then use the identity of "Lin Chaoxi" to truly leave no trace.

Even if one does everything perfectly, the process of "Lu Chen" becoming "Lin Chaoxi" leaves no clues, which still raises significant questions.

Quite a few people have already seen himself as "Lu Chen"!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard has no shortage of excellent painters who can certainly paint a lifelike likeness of themselves based on these people's descriptions.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no cosmetic surgery available.

In the future, whenever I appear in public places within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I may be discovered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The bigger the city, the greater the risk of exposure!

Forget about taking the imperial examinations and pursuing an official career; even if you managed to make some highly profitable goods and become a wealthy merchant, it would be very easy to be exposed.

In other words, even if he were to assume the identity of "Lin Chaoxi," he would probably only have two paths to take.

Either live in a small town, avoid contact with people as much as possible, live a secluded life, or remain hidden from the world.

Or they could simply race against time, get to a coastal port before Lu Bing mobilizes the Jinyiwei system to search for "Lu Chen" across the country, board a ship, and go overseas to develop their businesses.

Is this what I want?

Now that I've transmigrated to the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, how can I just hide away for the rest of my life, or even go overseas to seek refuge?!

The plan to make "Lu Chen" disappear completely is no longer feasible!

But should he really go to the Linqing Jinyiwei Thousand-Household Office under the identity of "Lu Chen"?

Based on the information currently available, there are roughly two groups of people who may have seen the real "Lu Chen".

Lu Chen's father, Lu Kun, must have had someone at his home in the capital who had seen the real Lu Chen.

Although Lu Kun's legal wife and legitimate son may never have met, the real "Lu Chen" and his birth mother, Wang, have been living in Chengtian Prefecture for years and have incurred expenses.

This money was most likely sent by Lu Kun's servants from the capital to Chengtian Prefecture.

The servant who delivered the money must have seen the real "Lu Chen".

In the capital, there aren't many people who have seen the real "Lu Chen," maybe only one or two.

Given that Lu Bing deliberately prevented "Lu Chen" from going to the capital, the probability of them meeting was not high.

The real trouble comes from another group of people, and there are quite a few of them.

That's the person from Chengtian Prefecture who has lived for more than ten years as the real "Lu Chen"!

The real "Lu Chen" lived in Chengtian Prefecture with his birth mother, Wang, since childhood. It is impossible to count how many people he has come into contact with over the years.

If this mother and son lived in the countryside, it might be a little better, but if they lived in the city, many more people would have seen them.

Although population movement was very limited in different regions during the Ming Dynasty, the number of people who had seen "Lu Chen" in Chengtian Prefecture was enormous.

There will always be some people who leave their hometowns and go elsewhere.

Linqing is also a large city with a large floating population.

There is a possibility that someone who has seen the real "Lu Chen" might appear in Linqing!

Of course, the probability of someone coincidentally crossing paths with you and knowing that you, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, are the same "Lu Chen" you met in Chengtian Prefecture back then is also very low.

If I were to actually take up my post at the Linqing Jinyiwei Thousand-Household Office, although there would indeed be risks, they wouldn't be too great.

Since that's the case, then let's go!

Now that things have come to this, the path of the imperial examination is completely out of my reach.

To go directly from a commoner to a seventh-rank military officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard is quite a good start.

This commander of the Linqing Thousand-Household Office of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was responsible for interrogating passengers at the Grand Canal checkpoints and apprehending local thieves, providing him with numerous opportunities to make extra money.

Linqing is a bustling metropolis with a population of one million. As long as you have money, you can enjoy any kind of luxury.

Lu Chen has money and status; he's a seventh-rank official.

One can only imagine what kind of life they would have had in Linqing.

Judging from Lu Bing's words, this is the Luobo Hill that he specifically placed "Lu Chen" in.

Since it's Luobogang, moving there would probably be very difficult.

It is even quite possible that Lu Bing never intended for "Lu Chen" to move.

This trip will likely mean staying in Linqing for a long time.

Yuan Xun had just handed him the letter of appointment, which only said that he should take up his post by a certain date, but did not specify the date he had to arrive at the Linqing Jinyiwei Thousand-Household Office to report for duty.

I was in Sheqidian Town, about 30 kilometers east of Nanyang Prefecture, which is now Sheqi County, Nanyang City, Henan Province.

Lu Chen carefully recalled the map he had looked at before his transmigration. The straight-line distance from Sheqi County in Henan Province to Linqing City in Shandong Province was about 500 kilometers.

But this is a straight-line distance, and these days no airplane can fly in a straight line.

If you travel along the official road and river, the distance would probably be eight or nine hundred kilometers.

I rode my horse along the official road for most of the day, covering about 30 or 40 kilometers. At this pace, I could only travel 50 or 60 kilometers a day at most.

It takes about half a month to reach Linqing Prefecture.

If I were to move at a slower pace, it would be quite normal for it to take me twenty days or so.

Of course, this is under the condition that there is no rush.

If I really wanted to get to Linqing Prefecture as quickly as possible, I could spare no effort and travel at full speed.

With the "Impermanence Card" in his hand, he can change horses at every post station he passes through.

In that case, traveling more than 100 kilometers a day is no problem, and if you're not afraid of getting tired, traveling 200 kilometers is not impossible.

It only takes five or six days to get to Linqing Prefecture!

Yuan Xun did not require himself to rush to Linqing to take up his post.

Based on Lu Bing's attitude towards "Lu Chen", he probably wouldn't believe that "Lu Chen" could endure the hardship of riding a horse for a hundred kilometers in a day.

In their minds, it would take them at least half a month to twenty days to reach Linqing Prefecture.

Upon returning to the capital, Yuan Xun would naturally report to Lu Bing the date he departed from Wadian Town.

As long as he arrives in Linqing Prefecture in about twenty days, Lu Bing will not find anything wrong with it.

If we take the fastest route, we can save up a full two weeks!

This period can be used to create a time difference!