A few days later, Li Jie finally handled the matter in Nanjing, and officials from various places were already on the right track. Although they were still somewhat repulsive in the officialdom, they could no longer affect the overall situation.

Ma Zhong also wants to be transferred back to Beijing, but it is not now, but a year later, because although the official transfer has stabilized, someone still needs to be watched in the later stage. When Li Jie is leaving, of course he has to leave a confidant, and Ma Zhong is of course the most suitable candidate.

However, Ma Zhong only needs to stay for one year. When the probation period of one year is over, the official will be awarded the official position and become a real official. By then, the overall situation has been decided and no one needs to be watched anymore. At that time, it happened that Li Jie needed to use Ma Zhong.

Before Li Jie left, he went to Xiaoling to meet Tang He. He had become a monk and seemed to have completely given up his secular desires and did not even ask Li Jie what he did in Nanjing.

Originally, Li Jie wanted to persuade Tang He to leave Xiaoling. After all, he is so old and has no relatives to take care of him. If there is anything, there may not be even a person to explain the funeral.

However, looking at Tang He's appearance now, Li Jie couldn't say anything about what he persuaded him. People of the age of Tang He had already understood the decisions they made, and no one could change others' desire to change them. So in the end, Li Jie didn't say much, but just talked about some past events with Tang He before saying goodbye.

The day after saying goodbye to Tang He, Li Jie and Huang Hua led a team of Jinyiwei to leave Nanjing. Just like when he came to Nanjing, he did not notify anyone when he left. Even Ma Zhong only knew that he had left the past two days, but he did not know the exact time he left.

This was also what Huang Hua proposed to Li Jie, mainly for safety reasons. After all, Li Jie almost subverted the entire Jiangnan officialdom and set a precedent for officials to be transferred. This has affected the interests of countless people. Now many people are probably hating Li Jie to the core.

Before, Li Jie stayed in Nanjing City and was protected by the Imperial Mausoleum Guard, so of course others dare not do anything to him. But if Li Jie leaves Nanjing, the Imperial Mausoleum Guard will guard the Imperial Mausoleum again. In this way, Li Jie is left with only Jinyiwei to protect him, and his defense will appear a little weak.

Therefore, in this case, Huang Huacai suggested that Li Jie act in a low-key manner and notify anyone when he leaves, so that he will not be able to figure out the time for him to leave. In this way, even if others want to be unfavorable to Li Jie, they may not have time to prepare.

Li Jie and his group left Nanjing by boat, and when the fleet arrived in Yangzhou, the team was divided into two. On the surface, the original team still followed the original route, went out to sea along the Yangtze River, and then took the sea to return to Beijing.

But in fact, when Li Jie was in Yangzhou, he quietly took a boat to the canal with Huang Hua and others. The original team seemed huge, but in fact only a few Jinyiwei maintained it. Most of them followed Li Jie and the others into an official ship team for transporting grain. This fleet was also arranged by Huang Hua in advance.

Although Li Jie did not object to Huang Hua's arrangements, he felt that the other party was a little too careful. Although he knew that he had touched too many people this time, many people wanted to peel off themselves.

However, in Li Jie's opinion, he is the prince consort of the Ming Dynasty after all, and his potential strength is very huge. If someone really dares to touch him, he may face terrifying revenge. Therefore, Li Jie feels that as long as the other party is not stupid, he should not dare to do anything to himself. Huang Hua's security measures are also a little too careful.

However, what Li Jie never expected was that just three days after their teams separated, Huang Hua suddenly found Li Jie with a serious expression on his face and said, "The prince consort is not good, the fleet is attacked!"

"What?" Li Jie couldn't help but change his face when he heard Huang Hua's words, and his eyes also showed an incredible look.

"Just after we parted, the original fleet continued to go down the river. Just yesterday, when the fleet was about to reach the Suzhou River section, we suddenly encountered an ambush from more than a dozen ships. The people who stayed on the ship were killed and injured, and several large ships were burned." Huang Hua said again with a serious expression.

"What a bold thing!" Li Jie, who reacted, gritted his teeth and said hatefully. He didn't expect that someone would really dare to attack him. If Huang Hua hadn't made an arrangement in advance, he might have been in danger this time.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, the people who attacked the fleet must have found that you were not on the ship, so they evacuated. Otherwise, no one who stayed behind would survive, so I am worried that the people behind me would not give up easily." Huang Hua said solemnly again.

Li Jie also understood Huanghua's meaning. Since someone dared to attack him, he would definitely not give up easily. When they found out that they were not in the original fleet, they would definitely send someone to search their whereabouts. So if Li Jie exposed his position now, it would definitely lead to a second attack.

Thinking of this, Li Jie also forced himself to calm down. He had to consider the next action clearly and never expose himself to danger.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, Huai'an Prefecture is ahead. Should we notify the local garrison?" Huang Hua suggested at this time that the number of Jinyiwei he brought this time was not large. If it was placed in normal times, it would be enough to ensure Li Jie's safety. But now that someone wants to kill the death, the number of people in his hands is not enough.

"No, since the other party dares to attack me and knows the location of our fleet accurately, it is obviously monitoring us for a long time. So I am sure that the other party has a strong influence in all aspects, and even their people may even be in the officialdom, so it is not safe to find a garrison at this time." Li Jie shook his head and said when he heard this.

The Ming army was not a monolithic piece of the army. In fact, there were differences in heights. For example, the border troops in the north were definitely the elite of the Ming Dynasty. The quality of the army became worse as the southward went. Especially in the Jiangnan area, where it was rich, but the rich life made the army corrupt rapidly. Many armies in the Jiangnan area could not even maintain training, let alone killing the enemy. This is also one of the main reasons why a small Japanese pirates made the entire south chaotic.

Of course, the court also knew the situation of the southern army, but there was no good solution to this, so he could only turn a blind eye. Li Jie knew this situation well, so he was also wary of the southern army. This is also the reason why he did not serve as a garrison after he went to Nanjing, but directly called the Imperial Mausoleum Guard. After all, compared with the local garrison, the strength and loyalty of the Imperial Mausoleum Guard are more reassuring.

"If the local garrison cannot believe it, what should we do?" Huang Hua frowned and asked again. Although he could also draw some Jinyiwei from the local area, Jinyiwei was also mixed with fish and dragons, and some people could not fully trust it.
Chapter completed!