Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

At the same time, Liu Bian, the eldest son of the emperor, who was almost one behind him, was entrusted by her mother to rush out from the west gate of the imperial city and flee in the direction of Chang'an. go.

By the time Yuan Shu brought people into Beijing to escort him, the two little princes who were unwilling to be manipulated by his subordinates had long since disappeared.

As for Fushou...

She escaped from the palace with Liu Xie, first accompanied by a few young eunuchs all the way east, and then changed to a boat when she reached the lower reaches of the Yellow River where the current was gentle, and sat at the mouth of the Yellow River in one breath, near Bohai Bay in Xuzhou.

After that, the two followed Zhang Rang's instructions, disguised themselves as children of ordinary scholars, arrived in Wu County by boat, and finally walked up the Yangtze River to Lujiang.

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That's right, the two disembarked at the most prosperous Wu County in Yangzhou, and then passed through Guangling and Danyang counties before arriving at the border of Lujiang.

And when he heard this, Zhang Yan obviously already knew why Liu Xie had an accident halfway.

Shipping by sea is indeed dangerous, but if encountering water thieves or other disasters, it is impossible for Fushou and Liu Xie to be in danger and the other to come here for help.

Therefore, the danger must be on the way.

On the way...the two of them passed through Guangling and Danyang counties successively...

Putting Guangling aside, this Danyang is where Shanyue's headquarters is located, and the prefect of Danyang can be killed by Shanyue five times within three years, which is no different from cutting leeks.

Even the most confident businessmen in Wu County would not go overland from Wu County to Danyang, and then rush to Lujiang...unless they don't want to die.

Now that Fushou actually said that she and Liu Xie passed through Danyang County, it can only be said that one of these two people arrived at Lujiang successfully, and they are already very lucky...

Zhang Yan couldn't help but sighed.

He really didn't know whether to say that these two people were unlucky or lucky enough to choose the most difficult path.

And then, Fu Shou's words also proved Zhang Yan's conjecture.

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"In this way, on the first day after disembarking, my husband and I arrived in Wu County. Later, in order to prevent the news from being leaked, my husband decided to dismiss all the little eunuchs who followed us."

"Actually, even if we don't dismiss, no one will follow us."

"The danger along the way has already made those servants go clean. Sometimes in the morning, you can see seven or eight people. After walking for a while, there are only four or five people left in the afternoon. I don't know in the middle. How many people sneaked out and escaped."

"In short, after the initial team of a dozen or so people arrived in Wu County, there were only three people still following us."

Whispering to several senior officials present, Fu Shou's eyes were fixed on the leader Zhang Yan.

After this period of comfort, her mood was more stable than before, and she was no longer so anxious.

Then, as if recalling some bad experience, Fu Shou's already sallow complexion even turned a little blue.

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"Little uncle, do you know that your husband is kind-hearted, and seeing that everyone is unwilling to go on together, he dismissed the few remaining servants together, and distributed the last bit of money to them as a entourage. Let these people go back to their hometowns."

"My husband and I are still young, and it's not easy to travel long distances, so we took the last bit of money and followed a local business gang in Wu County all the way west, hoping to come to Lujiang County to find you."

"After all, my husband told me that you are the child of the Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang's family. As long as we are on your territory, then we will be really safe."

Gritting his teeth and talking, when he mentioned that he and Liu Xie had found a business gang to advance to the west, and then was robbed, Fu Shou seemed to have been greatly wronged, and his eyes gradually turned red.

And Zhang Yan was also taken aback.

"Business gang?"

"You said that the local business gang in Wu County took you all the way west, passing through Danyang, and going to the vicinity of Lujiang River?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan finally realized that something was wrong.

He originally thought that the little prince was trying to take a shortcut and insisted on crossing from Danyang, which led to his being robbed...

But according to what Fu Shou said, they found the local "business gang" in Wu County?

It takes a business gang with a sick mind to do the business of crossing bandits and leading merchants...

For no reason, Zhang Yan only felt that this matter might not be as simple as he had expected.

If you want to reach Lujiang from Wujun, whether you go to Guangling from the north, then walk from Guangling to Xiapi, go to Jiujiang, and then go south, or simply take a boat directly from Wujun, it is better than crossing Danyang County——

However, it is impossible for any local business gang in Yangzhou not to know what is going on in Danyang.

I'm afraid it is no different from the demon kingdom on the ground in Shituoling in Journey to the West.

But Fu Shou didn't think so much.

She just wiped away her tears, then nodded to Zhang Yan, her voice became a little choked up.

"That's right, not long after our group arrived in Danyang County, we were targeted by a group of bandits. Those bandits were wearing strange clothes and speaking a language we couldn't understand. The guards of the merchant gang were all killed."

"As for my husband and I, together with the rest of the people, we were taken back to the stockade by the thief and detained."

……

When talking about this experience, Zhang Yan could see that Fushou was trembling slightly, as if he was still afraid of those thieves in his heart.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan couldn't help but sighed leisurely.

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"And after that?"

……

He didn't ask the other party about the situation of the business gang.

If you think about it with your toes, if you are robbed by someone on the territory of pure savages like Shanyue, I am afraid that even saving your life is a luxury.

It would be too cruel for an eleven or twelve-year-old girl to ask Fu Shou such a question at this time.

Just like Shanyue in Lujiang before, although it is not a particularly powerful local force, but in terms of domineering and oppressing the people, Shanyue is no worse than those corrupt officials.

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"Later... and later, my husband, me, and the rest of the survivors were taken to a stockade outside the city by bandits, and after we searched our belongings, we were locked up."

Hearing Zhang Yan's question, Fu Shou's words always seemed a little hesitant for some reason, as if there was something uncertain.

She frowned slightly, then whispered to Zhang Yan:

"We were locked up in that stockade for nearly half a month, and people were taken out of the stockade every day, and none of the people who were taken out came back."

"It wasn't until the beginning of this month that my husband and I took advantage of the guards' laziness, and the main force in the village went out to rob again, so we escaped from that place."

"As soon as we left the gate of the stockade, we were spotted by the other party. My husband was young and weak, and was taken back after a while. But I... slipped down the cliff by luck, and escaped everyone's sight. After a lot of hard work, I finally arrived at Lujiang..."

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Having said that, Fu Shou finally couldn't control his emotions, and began to sob in a low voice.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan stretched out his hand silently, as if he wanted to comfort the other party, until he realized the identity of the other party, he took his hand back again.

After all, Fu Shou is also a young lady from a wealthy family. Although the status of the Fu family in Xuzhou is not as high as that of the Mi family and the Chen family, it is still a first-class big family.

According to common sense, Fushou's status in Fu's family is the same as Qiaoying's in Qiao's family and in Lujiang. He should be held in his hand for fear of falling, and held in his mouth for fear of melting.

But now...

Silently glanced at the other party's tattered clothes, as well as the faintly visible mud and wounds on his body, Zhang Yan didn't need to think about it, he could guess how difficult it was for a little girl on the other party's journey of more than a hundred miles from Danyang to Lujiang. What kind of hardships did you go through.

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Comparing heart to heart, although he is not familiar with Fu Shou, he is also a lady of every family. If Qiao Ying encounters such a thing, I am afraid that it will not take a long time for him to send troops decisively and fight to the death with the tens of thousands of Shanyue in Danyang.

His eyes flicked over the many eunuchs present, Zhang Yan watched them hesitate to speak, rub their feet and rub their hands at him, and after a long while, he suddenly smiled.

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"Look at you guys. If you want to say something, just say it. All of you are blushing. It makes me feel uncomfortable."

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With a soft snort, Zhang Yan suddenly felt a little regretful.

Such a big matter fell on my head, how could it be seen by these guys.

At this moment, Zhang Yan even wanted to count one of these people present, and all of them were pressed to death in this room.

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Of course, this was just a joke.

Seeing him like this, everyone showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

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"This, isn't it because you, the Marquis of Wan, haven't spoken yet..."

"Mrs. Fu, she calls you little uncle, so this is your family business. If you, the person concerned, don't speak up, we outsiders have the nerve to intervene."

It seems that he wants to explain his own thoughts, but Tao Qian's anxious look, from Zhang Yan's point of view, looks funny no matter how you look at it.

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"Ahem, Demao, don't pretend to be deep..."

It seemed that he couldn't stand the reaction of the crowd. Sun Jian couldn't help coughing lightly at this time, and then looked at the leader Zhang Yan.

"The death of the Son of Heaven, the death of King Chenliu, and such a big event, we brothers must express it more or less."

"We are all outsiders. You must be more familiar with the situation in Lujiang and even Yangzhou than us."

"Just say something, when do you plan to leave?"

"The bandits are powerful, the prince is in danger...the matter is serious, do you need to—"

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"Well, I mean, you definitely need some help with money and food, right?"

Sun Jian's eyes were full of shrewd light.

Chapter 8 Han Emperor's Association

These prefects, are they stupid?

Of course not stupid.

Just sat here and listened for a while, and these people sorted out the ins and outs of the matter.