The collection of corpses went smoothly, mainly because there were so many people. Whether it was the soldiers who excavated the corpses or the ships transported the corpses, they were guaranteed. In addition, the command and coordination of Li Xiu, Ma Ye and others, the collection of corpses was also very fast. In just one month, the excavation of the Baigu Mountain had almost been completed.

However, Li Daozong's search for his father's corpse was at a bottleneck. Many corpses were found at the bottom of the river, but it was impossible to determine which corpse was his father. Even the place where his father fell into the water was not completely certain. Even if he asked Ma Ye and Qin Qiong to travel in person before, it was useless. After all, they only met the defeated subordinates of Li Daozong's father and had never really met each other.

Faced with this situation, Li Daozong had no choice, but there should be many of the corpses at the bottom of the river, which were the soldiers of the Sui army at that time, so Li Daozong ordered people to continue salvaging and preparing to send them back for burial together. In fact, at this time, he almost gave up the idea of ​​finding his father's corpse. After all, the hope was too slim.

Early that morning, Li Xiu came to the dock again. Today was the day when the last batch of corpses were loaded on the ship. The excavation of the Baibone Mountain had been completed. Ma Ye and Qin Qiong commanded the people to dig down and dig it out nearly half a foot. They were relieved after they confirmed that there were no corpses below. Now they all came to the dock and watched with their own eyes that the corpses were sent onto the ship.

"Boy, are you worried about this time?" Ma Ye looked at the soldiers transporting corpses on the dock, but suddenly asked Li Xiu in a low voice. Although Li Xiu was already middle-aged, in Ma Ye's eyes, he was still the ignorant young boy back then.

"No, Uncle Ma, don't be too worried." Li Xiu was shocked when he heard Ma Master's words, but then he smiled and denied. In fact, he was indeed worried about Li Chengqian's affairs during this period, but he didn't tell anyone. He thought he had concealed it very well, but no one could see it, but he didn't expect Ma Master to notice it.

"Hmph, you kid are still sloppy with me. Others can't see your thoughts, but you can't hide them from me!" Ma Ye turned aside when he saw Li Xiu not admitting, he also gave him a little annoyed and said.

Li Xiu didn't want to tell Mr. Ma, mainly because he was afraid that he would worry, but now Mr. Ma saw it, which made him helplessly: "Actually it's nothing. It's just that some time ago, he heard that His Majesty appointed Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda and others as the assistant ministers of the prince. Although His Majesty had good intentions, I was worried that this would not have any effect."

When Ma Ye couldn't help but sigh, then pulled Li Xiu's sleeve and went to the side and said, "Cheng Qian was indeed a good child before, but since he became an adult, to be precise, he had his legs disabled, I found that he seemed to have changed, violent, conceited, narrow-minded, etc. With his personality, if he really ascended the throne in the future, it would probably be the misfortune of the Tang Dynasty!"

Ma's words were very ugly, especially the last sentence, which made Li Xiu instinctively repelled. However, when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, he felt that Ma's words were indeed very reasonable. With Li Chengqian's current personality, if he really became an emperor, the first unlucky one would be Changsun Wuji, and then Li Tai and others. In the end, the whole world would be in chaos by him. If it was more serious, the Tang Dynasty might die in the second lifetime like the former Sui Dynasty.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu was frightened and sweated all over, and his heart became more and more entangled.

Seeing Li Xiu's appearance, Ma Master couldn't help but sigh again, then patted his shoulder and said, "Li Xiu, I know you are a person who values ​​feelings, but when you reach your position, you sometimes need to give up some feelings that you shouldn't have. What's more, the prince now doesn't need your feelings, so don't worry about these things anymore. When you return to Chang'an in the future, you can accompany me to fish and drink!"

Li Xiu also showed a complicated expression when he heard this. After a while, he finally gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, let me listen to Uncle Ma. Since I have resigned from office and refused to do it, I just want to have a leisure time and never care about these troubles again!"

Seeing Li Xiu make up his mind, Ma Master finally showed a look of relief. He laughed and pulled Li Xiu back to the dock. At this time, the last batch of corpses were almost carried on the boat. Then the first batch of soldiers also began to board the boat and left with these corpses. After all, their mission had been completed.

Li Xiu and the others also wanted to leave here, but their number was too large, and it was impossible for the ships mobilized to transport them all at once, so Li Xiu divided the team into three parts. The first part first escorted the corpses away, and then they followed. After the corpses were transported back to the Central Plains, they had to find a place to be buried, and Li Xiu and the others were also responsible.

As the team escorting the corpse left, Li Xiu and the others were preparing to return to the Central Plains. This time they no longer took land, but followed the original plan, which was the waterway for transporting the corpse. They first took a small boat to go out to the sea along the Liaoshui River, and then changed to Shanghai to cross the Bohai Sea, and went directly to the west through the Yellow River.

It is worth mentioning that although the Yellow River water began to turn yellow during the Tang Dynasty, it was much clearer than later generations. Moreover, the river surface in the middle and lower reaches was relatively gentle, and it was connected to the Grand Canal, which allowed the flow of the river to be controlled. Therefore, the Yellow River could actually travel from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. However, the soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the Yellow River diverted many times, the flow of the river also became smaller, which directly led to the difficulty of navigation in later generations.

After Li Xiu and his friends prepared for a few days, another batch of ships finally arrived. This time there was no need to transport the corpses. Li Xiu and his friends led 2,000 people on board the boat and then went downstream to leave the new city. When they left, Liu Mu held a farewell dinner for them. However, with the arrival of the dispatched officials, Liu Mu was about to leave. After all, he used to be a general stationed in the northern border. After the handover, he had to go back to his garrison.

The ships moved south along the Liaoshui River and soon arrived at the estuary. There were already naval warships waiting here. They were all naval stationed in Beisha City, very close to this side. Speaking of which, since the capture of Beisha City, the Tang Navy has regarded there as another military port, opposite Dengzhou Port. There are warships patrolling back and forth, and the Bohai Sea has completely become the inland sea of ​​the Tang Dynasty.

Both Li Zhi and Di Renjie saw the sea for the first time. After going out to sea, they seemed extremely excited. They ran around on the deck and saw everything fresh. Although Heianlang had seen the sea once before, it was also the first time he took a sea boat, so he seemed very excited.
Chapter completed!