The old man suddenly felt a surge of energy. He raised his head to look at the sky and then turned around with a deep smile. "I'm going to take a look at the ferry. Eunuch Song, Eunuch Ma, you two don't need to follow me. I'll be back soon. I'll try my best not to go back to the courier station in the dark."
The eunuch in official robes sitting on the back of the young eunuch immediately stood up and said considerately, "Since we're already here, it's just a matter of one breath. What harm is there in going back in the dark? It won't delay the proper business."
The tallest eunuch, Eunuch Ma, also smiled and agreed. "I'm afraid this is the only chance in my life to be able to accompany Eunuch Liu on an old trip. This little journey can't be considered tiring. This time, the three of us are working for the imperial family and have walked thousands of li."
Eunuch Liu smiled and nodded, his expression becoming increasingly benevolent. Although the Directorate of Credentials was not an overly prominent yamen among the twelve directorates of the Liyang Imperial Palace and could not be mentioned in the same breath as the Directorate of Ceremonies under Song Tanglu, it was still not to be underestimated. After all, they were helping the monarch of a country look after those iron coupons, edicts, and yellow seals. When they were in Taian City, the Directorate of Credentials was definitely not as peaceful as it was now. It was probably because this diplomatic mission to the northwest had brought great pressure to the three elders of the Directorate of Credentials. It had truly become a case of sharing glory and suffering together.
The old saying, "Looking at a mountain will kill a horse" was true. At that time, Eunuch Liu had pointed to the small ferry in the distance and still made the group of people from the Directorate of Credentials exhausted. Even Eunuch Liu had no choice but to apologize to his two sweaty colleagues in official robes.
The ferry was still there, but compared to the scene of more than 20 people waiting to carry people across the river to make money, there were now only four or five people. Eunuch Liu raised his eyes and looked over, feeling a bit disappointed. The villagers were all coarse old men; there were no young men or women. There were very few travelers at the ferry crossing to the other side. Eunuch Liu had originally wanted to turn back, but he was a bit unwilling, so he walked over to the group of old men chatting idly. Those people had clearly noticed this group of people, especially the three eunuchs from the Directorate of Credentials. It was too fresh. Even if they were frogs at the bottom of a well that even the county magistrate looked down on a few times in their lives, as long as they weren't blind, they would know that these were influential figures that they couldn't afford to offend. They also knew that they definitely weren't customers who had come to cross the river. Although Longju River was the largest river in Liangzhou, after the government built two bridges over a dozen years ago, one for the garrison and the other for the common people to use, there was almost no business to speak of even during the summer and autumn seasons. There were bridges available, but they insisted on strolling along the river. Did they have nothing better to do? Unless it was a merchant or traveler from the north who was in a hurry and didn't want to walk more than 20 li to the bridge in the south, they would wade across the river. However, if it was a large merchant or tycoon who had a good relationship with the government, they could actually use the bridge in the north. However, it was said that after the young vassal king ascended to the throne, the control became stricter. The garrison and the government no longer dared to turn a blind eye to people's convenience like before.
Just as Eunuch Liu was preparing to return home, someone suddenly swept across the river from the other side. His white robes fluttered, a long sword at his waist. He skimmed the surface of the river a few times before crossing.
After landing gracefully on the shore, the white-robed swordsman ignored the surprised gazes of the villagers and turned to look at his Jianghu friends on the other side of the river.
They were betting on who could step on the water the least to cross the river, using this to compare whose sect's qinggong was better.
However, although this young Jianghu hero from a famous sect displayed an arrogant attitude that kept people at arm's length, how could he not be wary of the eunuchs behind him?
Since when did Beiliang have eunuchs appear? Everyone knew that Beiliang Palace was different from the other vassal mansions of the Liyang Dynasty. It had never used eunuchs.
After the old man named Xu Tu led his iron horse into Jianghu, Liyang Jianghu people either stayed at a respectful distance from the court and the government or tried to make friends with them. They had never heard of any sect or sect that could wrestle with the family of an official. This handsome young hero standing by the river was not unfamiliar with the rules of the court, but he was not familiar with the high and mighty Great Peace City. He was not sure what position the eunuchs were qualified to wear the eye-catching red embroidered robe. However, he knew that they were not small fries. Otherwise, they would not be able to leave the palace to do business openly. The two sides were worlds apart in terms of status, so he pretended that he did not see anything.
The young eunuch who worked like an ox was good at reading people's expressions. When he saw that the three eunuchs all frowned, he immediately explained in a low voice, "Earlier, the female Wulin leader of Mount Hui, Xuanyuan Qingfeng, summoned the heroes of Jianghu to encircle and kill a few demons. They killed all the way to the Western Regions before stopping. After that, many Jianghu people were not in a hurry to leave Beiliang. These people must be young people from the Wulin of the Central Plains."
Eunuch Liu snorted coldly. "Heroes use force to suppress. Even the West Chu traitor Cao Changqing, the Scholarly Sage, has repeatedly shown off in Great Peace City!"
The fat and Buddha-like Eunuch Song laughed in a low voice. "Jianghu people are not the only ones who rely on force to suppress."
Eunuch Liu and Eunuch Ma did not speak.
Then, another two Jianghu people of similar age passed by Dragon Steed River.
Eunuch Liu suddenly turned his head and asked one of the imperial guard commanders with a smile, "Commander Qian, what is the cultivation of these young people? What is the difference between them and the grandmasters of Jianghu? "
The burly imperial guard with a wooden expression said calmly, "Eunuch Liu, not to mention the four realms of First Grade, even Second Grade Master is not a height that these embroidered pillows can reach. With their talent and foundation, unless they have a great opportunity, they will not be able to reach Second Grade Master in twenty to thirty years."
Eunuch Liu nodded and did not have any more interest in investigating.
The Jianghu was far, but the court was high.
What grandmasters of the Martial Way? As long as they were not those few people on the martial ranking, they were nothing more than fish in a pond that the emperor casually raised.
Just as Eunuch Liu was about to turn and leave, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked hard into the river.
A young person that was crossing the river was probably only skilled in external martial arts. His qinggong was something that even he, a Ribbon Insignia Eunuch, felt was not good to look at. Not only did he step on the surface of the river many times, the splashes he made were shocking. If others were said to be flying on the grass, then this brother was really rolling in the grass.
But this was not something that Eunuch Liu paid attention to. The old man saw a young person carrying a ferry that seemed to be an old woman as they slowly crossed the river.
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